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Gianna Mazzeo joins Holy Fools
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Italian-Australian filmmaker Gianna Mazzeo takes us to unexpected places with drama and comedy.
She’s Italian, Australian, a director, a filmmaker, and most importantly… Holy Fools introduce their newest addition Gianna Mazzeo.
After finishing her internship with us, Mazzeo is here to stay. Based between Melbourne and Amsterdam, she writes and directs within the genres of drama and black comedy. Her honesty lets her accurately tell stories about the environment, her culture, sexuality, and the female experience.
And she isn’t only honest when making films. To get to know her a little bit better, we asked her some questions that she provided with some real answers. One of them being: What does she watch when no one’s watching? (Answer? She binge-watches reality TV. It’s her secret dream to direct a really lowbrow reality show like Below Deck, but we’ve promised to tell nobody, so shh!)
But how did Mazzeo land in film? Well, she almost didn't. “Interestingly enough I was discouraged from studying film at University by my teachers and my parents. Film was a “cute hobby” to them. So I almost went ahead with studying a Bachelor of Mathematics. But at the very last minute, my sister had a big chat with me and encouraged me to follow my passion! I then went on to study a Bachelor of Media & Communications with a Cinema Studies Major.”
After working for a digital content agency, Mazzeo became a freelance director. “I really love this type of work because I get to choose which brands I work with and ensure that there’s always a message I care about.”
Italian-Australian filmmaker Gianna Mazzeo takes us to unexpected places with drama and comedy. And although her films are filled with black humour, she presents these stories in living colour, with love and absurdity. Her characters are bold and diverse, much like she is, often writing, directing and editing. Gianna ‘Pizza’ Mazzeo is not afraid to get stuck in and strives to tell unknown stories drawing on pop-culture and her own (female) experience.
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