Stefano Pasetto (b. 1970, Rome) initially studied aesthetics; in 1996 he graduated with a dissertation on the Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski. From 1996 to 1999 he was a student at the famous Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia where, as a screenwriter and editor, he was involved in several short films and documentaries. He later focused on film direction and, since the end of the 1990s, has made five short feature and documentary films, including the extensive ten-part series of television documentaries entitled Rebellious Italian Women of the 20th Century (Le ribelli del novecento, 2002–2003). The film Turtles on Their Backs, which he also wrote, is his feature film debut. The main female role is played by Slovak actress Barbora Bobulova.
MFF Karlovy Vary
