Vasco Menichelli is a director and a cinematographer

Biography – Vasco Menichelli

Vasco Menichelli is an Italian-Swiss filmmaker based in Rome and Milan. He studied filmmaking at the CFP Bauer School in Milan and graduated in cinematography from the Luchino Visconti Civic Film School in 2024, after three years of study.

Since his studies, he has directed and written his own films while working as a cinematographer on projects by other directors and for commercial clients. His directorial works include Tre modi di dire io, H2O, Ipsilon, Il mago dei colori, L’assassinio di Davide Marcuzzi, Idem and Germogli Rossi. His cinematography credits include Beyond the Sea, L’agnello di Dio, Jasmine, Tu puoi solo indossarmi, Solo Dio può giudicare, Il mio posto preferito and Sette giorni.

His filmmaking explores the relationship between cinema’s visual language and human perception, investigating how images, sounds and cinematic rhythms shape the spectator’s experience. His graduation thesis examined the physiological and psychological effects of cinematic images on the viewer.

Drawing on his Italian and Swiss background, he is currently developing a short film in collaboration with a producer based in Ticino, Switzerland.