Director
Paolo Strippoli
Born January 1, 1993 in Corato, Apulia, Italy10 films
Paolo Strippoli was born in Corato, Bari, in 1993. He graduated in directing from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome after graduating in Performing Arts and Sciences at La Sapienza University. In 2019 he won the Franco Solinas award for best subject with the film L'angelo infelice. In 2020 he directs with Roberto De Feo the Netflix original film A Classic Horror Story, with which he wins the best director award at the 67th Taormina Film Fest. In 2022 he directs his second feature film, the psychological horror film Flowing. In 2025 he will release his next movie, the horror The Valley of Smiles.
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First watchThe Holy Boy20256.8A PE teacher moves to a isolated mountain village where the people appear to live in unshakeable serenity, but soon stumbles across a disturbing ritual.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
10 films as director- TBAStoria triste di un pugile scemoDirector
- 2026The SpiralDirector
- 2025The Holy BoyDirector
- 2022FlowingDirector
- 2021A Classic Horror StoryDirector
- 2019Senza tenere premutoDirector
- 2019Mio FratelloDirector
- 2018Nessun dormaDirector
- 2017Fine D'EstateDirector
- 2015Tell Me What You FeelDirector