Elio Germano

An idealistic engineer builds his own island off the coast of Italy and declares it a nation, drawing the attention of the world — and the government.

In a Roman suburb, the repressed rage of the children cuts through the community's stifling facade of normalcy with devastating consequences.

A gravity-defying boy raised in seclusion matures into an extraordinary man -- and an international celebrity -- who longs for human connection.

Criminal rivalries and endemic corruption are exposed when a gangster makes plans to turn a seaside town into a gambling paradise.

A wealthy progressive couple’s true colors quickly show after they rescue a young sex worker and offer her shelter in their countryside house.

Despite death threats from the Mafia and his country’s general apathy, a humble shepherd, Tommaso, takes it upon himself to look after the abandoned Bourbon palace of Carditello, deep in the heart of the ‘Land of Fires.’ One day, Tommaso is seized by a heart attack and dies; but not before making a final wish. He summons a masked character named Pulcinella to rescue a buffalo calf called Sarchiopone from the forsaken palace. Together, man and beast, embark on a long journey through a lost and beautiful Italy, searching for something which may no longer exist. Shot on expired 16mm stock, LOST AND BEAUTIFUL is a ravishing work that heralds the arrival of an extraordinary new filmmaker.

A woman becomes a murder suspect when she takes a joyride to a strange seaside town, where locals seem to know her, and a body appears in the trunk.