Les cauris

voyage au sud du Benin

  • Giulio Crisante
    Director
  • Giulio Crisante
    Writer
  • Giulio Crisante
    Producer
  • Antonella Crisante
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 6, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Benin
  • Country of Filming:
    Benin
  • Language:
    French, Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Giulio Crisante

I was born and raised in Abruzzo, Italy. I studied cinema at "La Sapienza" University in Rome. I worked as a filmmaker and documentary director for over ten years in Italy, USA, Canada and Belgium.

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Director Statement

My main productions were:
_The Big Bellezza a documentary about the italo-canadian community. Award prize at the North America Film Festival
- MTV news: a series of 20min documentaries about the young generation in Italy.
- American Golem, a one off documentary about the evictions situation in San Francisco after the economic crisis in 2008. Best journalist documentary of the Year, "Servizio Pubblico" second prize.
_ Le vie nere del cedito, an one off documentary about usury and black market in Italy with a focus on major cities like Rome and Milan.