''BOSCUTTI'S PURE ELVIS''  First Novel
True Fiction™ / Drama / Humor
Serialized novel based on the crazed weekend Elvis Presley decides to visit President Richard Nixon in search of a Federal Drug Enforcement Agent badge. Girls, guns, vitamins. Written by Stefano Boscutti.
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''BOSCUTTI'S M''  First Feature Film
 Murder / Mystery / Multilingual
Melbourne, Australia. Murderous judge who wants to stop killing children successfully eludes detectives but is ultimately hunted down by criminals. Realism, memory, medication. Written and directed by Stefano Boscutti; based on a story by Guy de Maupassant and a film by Fritz Lang; photographed and edited by Stefano Boscutti, music by Edvard Grieg; produced by Stefano Boscutti. With John Ritson (Judge Beckert), Esta Armenio (Elsie Beckmann), Steven Hurd (Blind Man), Kim Swinson (Blind Man's Girlfriend), Paul Carrick (Inspector Lohmann), Martin Gibbs (Inspector Lohmann's Assistant), Paul Bonet (De Sica), Kevin Murphy (Visconti), Andrew Ritson (Bazin), Peter Robertson (Rossellini), Roy Christou (Schraenker), Paul Morgan (Beckert's Lawyer). Running time: 87 minutes.
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Supreme Court Judgement - Manslaughter Sentence Following Diminished Responsibility from the Effects of Prescribed Antidepressive Medication / New York Times - F.D.A. Links Drugs to Being Suicidal / Nation - Trouble in Prozac Nation / Reason - H: The Surprising Truth About Heroin and Addiction





''BOSCUTTI'S WAY''  Series of Short Films
Tao Te Ching (Book of the Way and its Virtue) was written around 600 BCE. It is central in Chinese Buddhism, which when first introduced into China was largely interpreted through the use of Taoist words and concepts. It is the second most translated book in history, behind only the Bible. Written and directed by Stefano Boscutti; based on a Chinese classic text by Laozi; edited by Stefano Boscutti; produced by Stefano Boscutti. TFT Certificate 010. ISFN 0 7344 0423 8. Running time: 15 minutes.
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''THIS TERRIBLE DIVIDING LINE''  Public Service Announcement
It is our decision. Do we want to be made more miserable in order to achieve far-off and shadowy ends? Should we accept a world bristling with arms where brother kills brother? Written and directed by Stefano Boscutti; based on an essay by Albert Camus; edited by Stefano Boscutti; produced by Stefano Boscutti. IFFC Certificate #005. Running time: 2 minutes.
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''REIGN OF WITCHES''  Public Service Announcement
It is the old practice of despots to use a part of the people to keep the rest in order. Written and directed by Stefano Boscutti; based on a letter by Thomas Jefferson; edited by Stefano Boscutti; music by Archangelo Corelli; produced by Stefano Boscutti. IFFC Certificate #003. Running time: 1 minute.
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''COCAINE''  Story Clip
So I'm in a hotel room waiting for the cocaine guy, the cocaine guy called Jesus. Heard he was new in the city. Written and directed by Stefano Boscutti; edited by Stefano Boscutti; music by The Cruel Sea; produced by Stefano Boscutti. IFFC Certificate #002. Running time: 4 minutes.
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''SAVE THE INTERNET''  Public Service Announcement
Big phone companies want the government to regulate the internet in their favor. So they can charge you more everywhere you turn. But you can help keep the internet free. Written and directed by Stefano Boscutti; edited by Stefano Boscutti; produced by Stefano Boscutti. Running time: 30 seconds.
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''AFFORDABLE, MARKET DRIVEN TECHNOLOGIES''  Documentary
Short film revealing how market forces are driving the commodification and commercialization of justice and law enforcement for public safety markets. Trade shows now give tactical teams the opportunity to use and evaluate these technologies and prototype products in realistic scenarios, many times even before they are offered on the commercial market. Written and directed by Stefano Boscutti; edited by Stefano Boscutti; produced by Stefano Boscutti. Running time: 2 minutes.
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''BOSCUTTI'S UNTITLED #61 (DO THE MORAL RIGHTS THING)''  Experimental
Silent short focusing on moral rights for filmmakers. Parallels painting and filmmaking from a director's perspective. Moral rights allow film directors to protect the personal and reputational value of their work. Moral rights make for more intrinsic, more personal films. Written and directed by Stefano Boscutti; photographed and edited by Stefano Boscutti; produced by Stefano Boscutti. Running time: 1 minute.
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''MACBETH''  Feature Screenplay
Crime / Thriller / Mystery
Manhattan, New York, 1929. Blindly ambitious gangster is led by an evil prophecy and ruthless wife to commit murder upon murder in his quest to become the city's crime king. Blood, spirit, fear. Written by Stefano Boscutti.
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''ENRICO''  Feature Screenplay
Suspense / Crime / Drama / Murder
Catania, Sicilia, 1994. Doomed mafia pentito records a video for his twin sons the day he is to be extradited into Italy's witness protection program. Family, honor, vengeance. Based on a true story. Written by Stefano Boscutti.
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''SOUND THEORIES''  Film Essays
Collection of three sound essays by renowned filmmakers. Asynchronous sounds and the value of avoiding synch dialogue. Formulating an acoustic landscape towards a more universal dimension and greater meaning in film. Art, theory, practice.
''The Art of Sound'' by René Clair / ''A Statement'' by Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Grigori Alexandrov / ''Sound in Film'' by Alberto Cavalcanti / share





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