Luciano is fisherman. He has a little boat (called "Orgoglio", meaning "Pride") in the port of Schiavonea- Corigliano Calabro in Calabria (very south of Italy). The port of Schiavonea used to be one of the largest fishermen port in Italy but also one of the poorest. Today there are only a few boats left, many fishermen have quit this extremely painful and hard working job, but Luciano keeps staying, despite the harsh conditions, he goes on with passion and fulfillment, even if he dreams of a better life for his son, who is in Florence studying Architecture.
He accepted to have me on his boat for a whole day while I was shooting my film (Processi-Perturbazione Lucifero) and I decide to follow him to have a wider view of his life and work. Here I was following him on a extremely hot summer afternoon, while he had to repair his fishing nets.
I'm currently working with him on new projets to come soon.