Piergiorgio Gay
Piergiorgio Gay (born July 7, 1959 in Turin ) is an Italian film director and screenwriter .
Life
Gay grew out of the Scuola Ipotesi Cinema founded by Ermanno Olmi ; his first work was the short film La faccia nacosta della luna, made in collaboration with his fellow student Maurizio Zaccaro . He then shot documentaries for Radiotelevisione Italiana and worked as an assistant director for Zaccaro, Olmi and Michele Placido . His debut film Tre storie was co-directed with Roberto San Pietro in 1998, followed two years later by Guarda il cielo and in 2002 La forza del passato , which was shown at the Venice Film Festival . Since then, Gay has made several documentaries .
In 2010 Gay shot his fourth feature film, Niente paura .
Filmography (selection)
- 1998: Tre storie
- 2000: Guarda il cielo
- 2002: La forza del passato
- 2010: Niente paura
Web links
- Piergiorgio Gay in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography at mymovies
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from August 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Roberto Poppi: Dizionario del cinema italiano, I Registi, Gremese 2002, p. 200
- ↑ http://www.cinefile.biz/?p=20912
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gay, Piergiorgio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Turin , Italy |