Giuseppe Petitto (11 July 1969 â€" 2 September 2015) was an Italian
film director.Born in Catanzaro, Petitto was a graduate of the
National Film School in Rome, Italy (Centro Sperimentale di
Cinematografia), also holding a bachelor's degree in Law, he has
served as a director, producer, and editor on several short and
feature-length films both documentary and fiction, some of which have
gained critical International acclaim. Mostly active in human-rights
related filmmaking, his former works have focused on children's rights
abuse, civilian war victims, mental disorders, international politics,
corruption and were produced in collaboration with European and
American broadcasters such as BBC, ZDF, RAI, PBS, TVO, YLE, CANAL+.
Among other International Awards, he received in New York City the
Human Rights Watch Nestor Almendros Award for courage and commitment
in human rights filmmaking. He currently lives and works in Rome,
Italy.On June 13, 2001 at the Alice Tully Hall of the Lincoln Centre
in New York, he received the Human Rights Watch Nestor Almendros Award
for courage and commitment in human rights filmmaking. Presenting the
award to the filmmaker was venerable U.S. director Arthur Penn, who
praised the documentary, saying, "Making a documentary like this,
takes another kind of courage. It takes the courage to say that this
story is not known widely enough... This story needs to be told. This
is a film that never flinches; I promise you." Source: Human Rights
WatchHe received a public endorsement by Martin Scorsese that read:
"This is a brave, intelligent, tough movie that must be seen, now more
than ever. Much more than just a piece of reporting, it is a very
human portrait of the people of Afghanistan, and the horror of living
in a state of never-ending war." Source: Human Rights Watch
film director.Born in Catanzaro, Petitto was a graduate of the
National Film School in Rome, Italy (Centro Sperimentale di
Cinematografia), also holding a bachelor's degree in Law, he has
served as a director, producer, and editor on several short and
feature-length films both documentary and fiction, some of which have
gained critical International acclaim. Mostly active in human-rights
related filmmaking, his former works have focused on children's rights
abuse, civilian war victims, mental disorders, international politics,
corruption and were produced in collaboration with European and
American broadcasters such as BBC, ZDF, RAI, PBS, TVO, YLE, CANAL+.
Among other International Awards, he received in New York City the
Human Rights Watch Nestor Almendros Award for courage and commitment
in human rights filmmaking. He currently lives and works in Rome,
Italy.On June 13, 2001 at the Alice Tully Hall of the Lincoln Centre
in New York, he received the Human Rights Watch Nestor Almendros Award
for courage and commitment in human rights filmmaking. Presenting the
award to the filmmaker was venerable U.S. director Arthur Penn, who
praised the documentary, saying, "Making a documentary like this,
takes another kind of courage. It takes the courage to say that this
story is not known widely enough... This story needs to be told. This
is a film that never flinches; I promise you." Source: Human Rights
WatchHe received a public endorsement by Martin Scorsese that read:
"This is a brave, intelligent, tough movie that must be seen, now more
than ever. Much more than just a piece of reporting, it is a very
human portrait of the people of Afghanistan, and the horror of living
in a state of never-ending war." Source: Human Rights Watch
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