Laura Samani

Laura Samani

Born 1989
Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Biography

After graduating in Philosophy & Literature at the University of Pisa, she studied at Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (Rome), directing class. Her graduation short movie, The Sleeping Saint, premiered at Cannes Cinéfondation in 2016. Since then, it has gained international acclaim and awards in several international festivals. In 2018 she worked for the Maremetraggio Association, conducting the participatory video workshop Città Visibile, financed by Siae Bando SIllumina - Periferie Urbane in Valmaura, Trieste. Small Body, a raw fairytale, is her first feature and premiered in Cannes Critic’s Week.

Festival de Cine de Sevilla

Director

Screenwriter