PERSONAL PROJECTS/COMMISSIONS
Te l’avevo detto (I Told You So) is an animated monologue following a character who delivers a calm, numbered reflection on anxiety, autonomy, and the pressure to construct a stable life within ongoing crisis. Speaking directly to the viewer, the character dissects work, sleep, diagnosis, and the burden of choice as systems that promise order while generating quiet psychological strain.
The visuals unfold through a fragmented, disjointed narrative that often diverges from the spoken text rather than illustrating it. Drawing on metaphors from chemistry and psychology—particularly acid as unprocessed emotion—the film explores how madness is managed and normalized. Beneath the character’s composure, an internal corrosion continues to work silently.
CHASING LIP BALMS (trailer)- Behind one of the many doors of a surreal hotel lies a room suspended in the void. Here, a
grotesque figure unleashes an unstoppable monologue, unraveling in fear, uncertainty, and
self-doubt. Although another presence shares the space, it remains silent and unseen. The
words pile up, filling the room with tension, anxiety, and darkly comic reflection. Chasing Lip
Balms explores the absurdity and fragility of human emotion through grotesque, surreal
animation and intense, frenetic performance.
Part of the expanding story of "So Shiniiiiiing"
Music Video “Wasted Flight” unfolds like a restless breath—an urgent, fleeting vision forged in the quiet pulse of late-night hours and racing clocks. For Daniele Dipaolo (aka Dippy), it tells the story of a drifting soul, quietly sinking through time’s shadowy spaces, suspended between sorrow and surrender.
“So Shiniiiiiing” — an evolving project shrouded in beginnings and whispers. Slowly unfolding into a full story series, it invites you to step deeper into its unfolding mystery.
"My freakish contributions to ‘Hella Vision’ — born in the unholy union of panic and procrastination."
From Top Left: Cuntysaurus, Wet Data Fart, Lord Thistlewick Buns III and the Moon, Hello MachoMan, Don't Be That GUY, Aunty Cunty
Tadpole — my graduation project for my Illustration BA —
The Film explores a simple yet unsettling idea: we can never truly see ourselves from the inside. The image we hold of who we are is often warped, drifting away from reality.
In this surreal animation, the protagonist slips into a dreamlike state that becomes an introspective journey, where he is stalked by a distorted reflection of himself.
Tadpole went on to screen at several film and animation festivals around the world.
Music video commissioned by the band WEB.
This was a very fun and interesting project. The band gave me 100% artistic freedom, I was given only the instrumental of the track and, as the video hasn't been published yet and the actual lyric of the song is still on mastering I still don't know what the song is about! If interested to watch it please email me I'll send you the link 😎
Music video commission for the singer MEREU.
This project was very fun. The story of the song takes place in Rome my hometown so it reflects aspects of the song narrative as well as my personal memories.