Alessandro Leonardi is an award-winning cinematographer and director who collaborates with major broadcasters like BBC, PBS, Netflix and others. After graduating in Philosophy in his hometown of Milan, he moved to London, where he earned a MA in Documentary Practice. For a time, he took on different roles, from camera operator to editor in ind... Read More

Alessandro Leonardi is an award-winning cinematographer and director who collaborates with major broadcasters like BBC, PBS, Netflix and others. After graduating in Philosophy in his hometown of Milan, he moved to London, where he earned a MA in Documentary Practice. For a time, he took on different roles, from camera operator to editor in indie film productions, music videos, branded content, and commercials. Eventually, he decided to commit himself wholeheartedly to documentary filmmaking, and never looked back. His first documentary short "Generation In Transit" was broadcast by BBC Three. After Brexit, he moved to Berlin, where he became the author and cinematographer of numerous prime-time reportages for public channels like ARTE, ZDF and 3Sat. His works explore social phenomena such as the exodus of migrants through the Mediterranean sea (i.e. "Lampedusa und die Flüchtlinge" produced by Spiegel TV) and the resurgence of nationalisms in Europe (i.e. Basta Europa, candidate for Prix Europa 2020). Alessandro is a Logan Nonfiction fellow in New York thanks to his contribution as cinematographer and editor of the acclaimed documentary The Lesson by Elena Horn. His short documentary Life and Death with a Coronavirus Ambulance Volunteer in Milan was published by The Guardian. Pizza, Democracy & The Little Prince places Syrian children in charge of interviewing international students, revealing shared hopes, resilience, and humanity across the divides of culture and war. The film was screened at the United Nations headquarters and received international awards. In collaboration with the magazine NZZ, he develops and directs films for the German speaking world, like Einsame Alpendörfer, a 52min documentary about the depopulation of Alpine villages and Wem gehören Strand und Ufer, a journey along European lakes and coastlines, asking why our shared shores are increasingly being privatised. Alessandro is also collaborating to develop and create new episodes as story producer and director for various BBC Storyworks series. Alessandro has recently moved back to Milan where he is finalising his first feature documentary film 'Now You See It (Now You Don't)'

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