Giovanni C. Lorusso is a filmmaker and photographer with a background in literature (BA Arts, Rome 2003 - MA Litt, Rome 2005) philosophy (MA Phil, London 2009), filmmaking (Sydney Film School 2006, Kodak Masterclass Sydney 2011) and 13 years work experience as a cinematographer for productions around Asia, Oceania, Africa, Middle East and recently Europe (with works premiered in Venice, Berlin, Rotterdam).
His most recent research spans between photography and videography, with the self-publication of 3 books in 2021: The Limits of Rupture, on the aftermath of August 2020 explosion in Beirut, Lebanon - VOCI, experimental analog work - Keep Fire Burning, a photographic work originally produced during his first journey in Johannesburg in 2018. And the making of 4 self produced feature length films in Johannesburg, Banjul and Beirut.