On The Line

On The Line is Emilia's second short, still on the festival circuit and winner of Best Director & Judges' Choice award (the White rose International Festival) and Best edited film award (London Women Festival), nominated at the Cinematography and Photography award. Her third short, 900 Feet Up has just been completed. Her work is inspired by magical realism, owning to directors from her native Italy such as Lina Wertmuller and Roberto Benigni, and from her adoptive country, UK, Andreea Arnold, Ken Loach, as well as from the classic American cinema of Frank Capra and Spielberg. Since 2010, she has been Artistic Director of Odd Eyes Theatre, the company she founded after her experience of homelessness. Her ‘rag to riches’ experience as a young homeless woman informs her writing. Emilia’s coming-of-age stories explore, from a very female point of view, adventure, vulnerability, and the extraordinary encounters between parallel realities brushing past each other daily in our cities, unearthing the hidden thread that connects us all and the possibility of change sparked when ideas circulate. The Big Issue featured an article on her journey and named her in the Top 100 changemakers for her positive contribution to a better society through the arts. Emilia's work has built a strong following, especially in London, where her first short, #Haters, has been seen by over 10,000 people across non-traditional cinema venues since 2019. Her stage productions have featured at Camden People’s Theatre, the Pleasance Theatre, and New Diorama Theatre, regularly playing to sold-out audiences.