DIRECTING

I create and direct work for film, the stage and live experiences. Dramaturgy, performers and physical storytelling help me build worlds in which identity and transformation become action.

Mi Querida España · feature film in development. Leading creative development, treatment, screenplay and dossier with a multidisciplinary team.

Intrusión · immersive experience. Concept and artistic direction of a project bringing together theatre, visual art and gastronomy, with performer direction and audience participation. Explore Intrusión.

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“MI QUERIDA ESPAÑA”

Equipo artístico y de desarrollo

SAMUEL SALAMONE
Director / creador / ideador / coordinador general
Director del desarrollo creativo, tratamiento, guion y dossier.

ALESSIA VOLONTÈ
Assistant Artistic Director, lead collaborator and choreographer.
LUIS ORTÍ - Screenwriter
BEGOÑA TENA - Monologist
MARTA FRANCESCHELLI - Dramaturgical development and creative support
VIOLA CARINCI Dramaturg / Playwright
MARTA ZOLLET - Artistic supervision and project follow-up
MASÍAS REEL - Production team and filming execution

Feature film · in development

A tragicomedy about identity, love and belonging between Sicily and Valencia. Samuel leaves behind the future others had imagined for him and travels to Spain in search of a life of his own. There he meets Pablo, and news about his health turns the search into a race against time.

The film blends autofiction, popular imagery and theatrical language to explore how much we are willing to risk to live freely. Samuel Salamone leads its creative development, treatment, screenplay and dossier with a multidisciplinary artistic team.

“C’ERA UNA VOLTA UN SANTO”

48 Hour Film Project

Short film created in 48 hours within the competitive format of 48HFF, with a team of approximately 18 people, developing the script, shooting, and editing under intense creative pressure.

Real-time direction, coordination of the technical and artistic team, and involvement of the co-director also as an actor.

Co-direction: Samuel Salamone & Andrey Maslenkin

Director of Photography (DoP): Daniele Massaccesi (Matrix Reloaded, Matrix Revolutions)

INTERACTIVE DINNER SHOW
“INTRUSIÓN”

Intrusión is more than a dinner or a show: it is an immersive journey that brings together theatre, art and gastronomy to create moments of surprise and transformation.

As performance keeps evolving, Intrusión offers a bold space where an artistic vision finds new ways to connect with its audience.

Artistic direction, concept and stage script development, casting and selection of performers, rehearsal management: Samuel Salamone.
Performers: 15 multidisciplinary professional artists per show VJ / DJ Front-of-house staff Assistant direction, choreography and lighting design: Alessia Volontè Technical and set production: Cantiere 21 (Perugia) Technical collaboration: architects, structures and video mapping Make-up, hair and costume: Lalique Chuette (Miss Drag Queen Italia 2016)

“VERDE" - TERESA IANNELLO

Music video project involving direction and the use of a drone for aerial shots, integrating cinematic language and visual experimentation.

Direction: Samuel Salamone

Camera / Drone: Samuel Salamone

“TRY TO BE A DRAG QUEEN"

Direction and performance: Samuel Salamone
Author / creator of the format and performer: Samuel Salamone
Venue: Teatro Filodrammatici, Milan

PERFORMANCE / DRAG DIRECTION
Performance project developed for the Illecite Visioni festival at Teatro Filodrammatici in Milan.

Stage laboratory and public immersive performance experience conceived as a live transformation device within a dressing-room-like space installed in the theatre foyer. The audience was invited to undergo a process of identity metamorphosis (from masculine to feminine and from feminine to drag), integrated into the performative action.

The project combines elements of physical theatre, drag performance, and real-time audience participation.

“OVERBEARING WORDS”

Direction and performance: Samuel Salamone
Production: Teatro dell’Acquario di Cosenza
Artistic collaboration: Camilla Rotondi
Costume, lighting and set design: production team

Stage project developed during the creative process with actress Camilla Rotondi, based on the adaptation of a literary text into a structure of scenes and improvisations.

The performance was created on a low-budget basis through an intensive process of collective creation, staging, and rehearsal in just seven days, intended for performances in five schools in Cosenza.

The process included dramaturgical development in the rehearsal room, the transformation of narrative material into theatrical scenes, and the creation of the performance through improvisation and the actor’s physical work.

TEAM BUILDING “BOSE FACTOR”

Direction and format creation: Samuel Salamone

Direction of a corporate Christmas dinner and team-building experience for Bose S.r.l. (Milan), including the creation of an immersive performance format designed for a corporate environment.

The project included concept creation, artistic supervision of the event, and the development of performative and interactive dynamics for participants and actors.

Directing work focused on performer coaching, coordination of the artistic team, and the creation of immersive stage situations.

Artistic team: 6 actors

60 people

“ERACLE” – EMMA DANTE

Greek Theatre of Syracuse (INDA)

Role: Coryphaeus / stage supervisor

(Lead comic performer in collaboration with Serena Ganci)

“JUNGLE”

AUDIOVISUAL

Assistant director and acting coach for the music video “JUNGLE” – Doc M.C. ft. Dre Melz & Pro Bangah (Art & Music).

Directing support, work with performers, and acting coaching during filming.

“CATCH ME”

AUDIOVISUAL – MUSIC VIDEO

“CATCH ME” – Art & Music (Doc M.C. ft. Mimi Blix)

Acting coach for the artistic team during filming, supporting the performers’ work and the development of on-screen presence in front of the camera.

"MISS DRAG QUEEN ITALIA 2014"

Direction of original shows such as “Miss Drag Queen Italia, developing a performative language that combines humour, transformation, music, and performance.

Drag performances for clubs and private events, including handmade costume creation, make-up, rehearsals, and performance design, in dialogue with the hosting spaces and their technical conditions (lighting, set, and promotion).

"AD ANGIOLETTO"

THEATRE / DIRECTION AND STAGE CREATION

Theatrical project created and directed together with Camilla Rotondi, developed with the support of the Municipality of Busto Arsizio and the local Art High School.

The work is dedicated to “Angioletto”, a figure linked to the memory of the Shoah in Busto Arsizio, and is part of a project aimed at transmitting historical memory through theatrical language.

The work was awarded the First Gariwo Prize, an international organization dedicated to promoting the memory of the “Righteous Among the Nations” and to education on civic responsibility in the face of genocide.

“MURDER MYSTERY DINNERS”

FORMATS – MURDER MYSTERY DINNERS
“DELITTAMIORA”

Direction and creation of murder mystery dinners in collaboration with the DelittamiOra company.

Long-term project with over 1,000 performances, based on the creation of a modular interactive storytelling format adaptable to different spaces and audiences.

Development of original stories, flexible dramaturgical structure, and direction of immersive experiences in collaboration with agencies and hosting venues, acting as creators and format directors.

PRODUCTION AND PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT

Selected for a professional internship during high school, I continued collaborating at the studio of Luca Perazzoli, a photographer and videomaker specialized in advertising and large-scale campaigns.

On-set work in film shoots and photo sessions for major clients, assisting in production, lighting, camera, casting, backstage, and team coordination.

Direct training in a professional audiovisual environment, developing experience in visual language, directing, and set dynamics.

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Projects in development

Film, theatre and immersive experiences. Four creative paths to discover, develop and bring to life together.

Research image · AI concept art

Performance · new formats

Intrusion

An everyday place becomes a living theatrical organism. From dinner performance to Hotel, visual and cinematic proposals.

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Research image · AI concept art

Research image · AI concept art

Feature film · in development

Mi Querida España

A story of identity, love and artistic vocation between Sicily, Valencia and Rome. Autofiction, popular imagery and cinema.

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Research image · AI concept art

Research image · AI concept art

Theatre · in development

El Toro Rosa

The pink bull as an image of the freedom to be yourself. A stage project in dialogue with the world of Mi Querida España.

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Research image · AI concept art

Las niñas de Wiedikon · concept AI

Ensemble film · in development

Las niñas de Wiedikon

Five gay men, an apartment in Switzerland and the dream of another life. A chosen family under the pressure of prostitution, addiction and violence.

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Production, residencies, collaborations

I am looking for collaborators to develop these creations. Write to me with the project, your role and the collaboration you have in mind.

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Dossiers and development materials available on request. Scripts are not published.

Directing and completed creations →