Matteo Bastianelli | Photography & Films

Bocca della Verità | Legacy of a Roman icon

A video about a must-see ancient monument in Rome tied to Italy’s golden age of cinema and Roman Holiday.

A video about Pompeii sites, among the larger Vesuvian communities lost due to the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79.

A video realized in Pompeii, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most popular tourist attractions in Italy.

The project realized on assignment for the AVSI Foundation was selected at the Italian Sustainability Photo Award 2021.

A selection of my pictures, part of the “Yemen Unveiled” project, exhibited at “Castelnuovo Fotografia Festival”.

“Blooming Flowers” received an Honorable mention at 2021 Getty Images Grant for Editorial Photography.

On assignment in Rome filming Father Zerai for a feature-length documentary film directed by filmmaker Linda Freund.

VOA’s feature-length documentary film, “A Day in the Life of Refugees,” premiered on World Refugee Day, June 20, 2021.