Cracolice, a seaside village near the Tyrrhenian Sea, is sadly known for an event that broke out in the early 90s, never denied or confirmed: following the arrival of the famous “toxic ships”, the young people suddenly stopped growing, remaining teenagers forever.
How this was possible remains a mystery.

Fabio Serpa, was born in Paola (CS), on May 17, 1991.

After graduating in film directing in 2012 at Cinecittà at the NUCT – International School of Cinema and Television (now Rome Film Academy), in 2016 he shoots “El Duelo Weird!”, a western / sci-fi short film shot in Bereguardo (PV) with an independent troupe. The work has been selected in 30 international festivals, winning in Monza, Rome, Tokyo, Berlin and Arizona.

In 2019 he produces and directs “Cracolice”, a science fiction documentary focused on the disaster of the poison ships in the Tyrrhenian Sea, in Calabria. Distributed by Gargantua Distribution, it is selected in 25 International Festivals (including the “Montpellier Film Festival”, the most important after Cannes), chosen among the ten most representative works of 2020 by the National Short Film Center of Turin in the section “10 Short Films Around the World” and also included in a degree thesis by a student of the IULM University of Milan .

Wins as “Best Short in Calabria” at the second edition of the “Calabria Movie Film Festival” in Crotone, “Best Docufilm” at the “Mediterraneo Festival Corto” in Diamante (CS), “Best Fiction” at “Ortometraggi Film Festival” in Turin and the “Grand Jury Prize” at the “Ceprano Film Festival” in Ceprano (FR).

It also won “Best Editing” at the “Pollino Film Festival” in Castrovillari, “Special Mention” at the “Visioni Notturne” in Florence and “Special Mention by the Jury” at “L’Europe Autour de l’Europe”, Paris.

In 2022 he will direct “Preview”, the first short film entirely animated in 2D and produced by Rhapsodia Film, based in Rome.

FILMOGRAPHY

CRACOLICE

2020

EL DUELO WEIRD!

2016