Jacopo Iebba (Tivoli, Rome, March 23, 2005) is a 21 years old independent filmmaker who grew up within the walls of Tivoli. Since childhood, he has nurtured a visceral passion for video games, books, and cinema.

During the 2020 lockdown, Jacopo decided to take his dream into his own hands. He began studying animation entirely on his own, diving into tutorials, manuals, and open-source software. This is how his first dreamlike images were born: fragments of childhood memories transformed into motion. Each visual “experiment” became a piece of his mind brought to life, a personal attempt to animate his deepest dreams.

In 2025, he created his first animated short film, Asceso: an intensely personal work rooted in his own emotions. In it, Jacopo explores the morbidity of human ambition, that obsessive tension that makes us believe “wanting is enough to fly” and transforms it into a claustrophobic visual journey. Asceso speaks a dreamlike, psychedelic, and synesthetic language. It is a full sensory experience, translating mental fragility and inner turmoil into pure image.

Firmly convinced that independent cinema is the most genuine ground for expression, Jacopo Iebba stands as a voice for original ideas and a sincere desire: to keep dreaming, like a child.