The Life and Art of Mirko Locatelli

Director Mirko Locatelli has died. He was 50 years old and had been battling an illness for some time. He directed films such as ‘Corpi estranei’, made in 2013 with Filippo Timi, ‘Isabelle’, and ‘La memoria del mondo’. Born in Milan on October 22, 1974, Locatelli had moved to Casorzo Monferrato, in the province of Asti, where he passed away yesterday, where he had created a factory with actors and directors and was preparing to shoot his new film.

The accident that left him tetraplegic

Tetraplegic due to an accident when he was still a teenager, he studied at the University of Milan, dedicated himself to journalism, and since 2002 focused on cinema with particular attention to themes related to disability and adolescence. With screenwriter Giuditta Tarantelli, his life partner, he founded the film production company Officina Film. His first feature film is from 2008, ‘Il primo giorno d’inverno’, presented in competition in the Horizons section of the 65th Venice International Film Festival. In 2013, he founded Strani Film and produced ‘I corpi estranei’, written and produced with Giuditta Tarantelli, starring actor Filippo Timi. ‘Isabelle’, starring Ariane Ascaride, was presented in 2018 at the Montreal World Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Screenplay. In 2022, he made ‘La memoria del mondo’ with Fabrizio Falco in the lead role, presented at the 2022 Torino Film Festival, in the New Worlds section.