Ben Donateo
Editor, Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Screenwriter, Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Location Sound Mixer
- donateo_80@hotmail.com
- Website
- www.bendonateo.com
Born in 1988 in Lucerne, Switzerland. After studying filmmaking in Los Angeles, he attended the Sapienza University of Rome. He founded D.R.C. Creativity Productions in Rome, a cultural association for film enthusiasts. BURNT. LAND OF FIRE (2020) was selected for Locarno, IDFA and the Solothurn Filmtage 2021. In 2021 he participated in the 2nd Film Accelerator with Werner Herzog in the “Filming a strange planet”, previously Colombian Jungle. He works on social and environmental projects for his association in Lugano and Rome. MUZUNGU (2024), codirected with Michel Passos Zylberg premieres at Visions du réel in Nyon.
Filmography
(a selection)
Director
- 2024
- Care Givers by Ben Donateo
- 2024
- Muzungu by Ben Donateo, Michel Passos Zylberberg
- 2023
- Burnt. Boring Portrait of an Angry, Young, Black Man by Ben Donateo
- 2020
- Grigio. Terra bruciata by Ben Donateo
- 2019
- Chrilfico by Ben Donateo
- 2015
- Checkmate by Ben Donateo
- 2014
- Disomertà by Ben Donateo
Screenwriter
- 2024
- Care Givers by Ben Donateo
- 2024
- Muzungu by Ben Donateo, Michel Passos Zylberberg
- 2023
- Burnt. Boring Portrait of an Angry, Young, Black Man by Ben Donateo
- 2020
- Grigio. Terra bruciata by Ben Donateo
Cinematographer
- 2024
- Care Givers by Ben Donateo
- 2024
- Muzungu by Ben Donateo, Michel Passos Zylberberg
- 2023
- Burnt. Boring Portrait of an Angry, Young, Black Man by Ben Donateo
- 2020
- Grigio. Terra bruciata by Ben Donateo
Editor
- 2024
- Muzungu by Ben Donateo, Michel Passos Zylberberg
- 2023
- Burnt. Boring Portrait of an Angry, Young, Black Man by Ben Donateo
- 2020
- Grigio. Terra bruciata by Ben Donateo
Location Sound Mixer
- 2024
- Muzungu by Ben Donateo, Michel Passos Zylberberg
Producer
- 2024
- Muzungu by Ben Donateo, Michel Passos Zylberberg
- 2023
- Burnt. Boring Portrait of an Angry, Young, Black Man by Ben Donateo
- 2020
- Grigio. Terra bruciata by Ben Donateo
Sound Editor
- 2024
- Muzungu by Ben Donateo, Michel Passos Zylberberg
- 2020
- Grigio. Terra bruciata by Ben Donateo
Sound Designer
- 2023
- Burnt. Boring Portrait of an Angry, Young, Black Man by Ben Donateo
- 2020
- Grigio. Terra bruciata by Ben Donateo