Film & Video Work (2003–2017)
Documentary Films
Tom Donald: Mastering Improvisation | 2017 | Director
Tales from the Train Station | 2014 | Director
Developing Ethiopia | 2008–09 | Director (UK-Ethiopia)
Written by Hand | 2011 | Director
Road to Westminster | 2012 | Video Editor
Full filmography available upon request
Short Films & Experimental Work
Tantric Xantic | 2012 | Director
Headless Angel | 2011 | Director
Work (Overture) | 2010 | Director
John Giorno’s Nine Poems in Basilicata | 2005 | Assistant Director
ACMA – Amico Cuscino Mortale Ambizione | 2005 | Director
La Frittatina | 2005 | Director
Feature Films: Tangled Up in Blue (Producer, 2007–10) | Leaving Baghdad (Editor, 2010) | Hotel Splendid (Post-production Supervisor, 2016) | Image Matters (Post-production Supervisor, 2011)
Press
Media resources and project information for Francesco Carvelli’s practice in visual anthropology, documentary photography and cultural storytelling.
Current Featured Work
Mothers of Marmo Platano
Bedroom Stories of Motherhood in Basilicata — 2023–ongoing
Long-form photo-ethnographic project documenting eleven mothers across seven mountain towns in the Marmo Platano region (Basilicata, Southern Italy). Through bedroom portraits and audio testimonies, the work explores motherhood, intimate domestic spaces and the transmission of matrilineal knowledge.
Currently exhibiting: Open Space APT, Matera (Italy) | 10 Nov – 10 Dec 2025
Suspicions, Perspectives & Edges
The Complexity of Humanity — 2005–2015
Street photography series exploring human emotions, boundaries and unexpected connections across Italy, UK, Netherlands and Thailand. Candid observations of gestures and chance encounters that reveal the quiet complexity of everyday life.
Documentary Photography
Earlier Work
A Journey Through Images — 1988–1999
Early photographic work beginning at age 14 with father’s Topcon camera. Family portraits, experimental photography and formative explorations that established the foundation for a lifelong commitment to visual storytelling.
Soulscapes: The Labyrinth of Emotions
A Journey into the Human Experience — 1988–2004
Long-exposure experimental photography exploring multiple timelines and perceptions of time. Humans as ephemeral figures, transient threads of light navigating existence.
Artificial Burden of Representation
Unmasking Illusions — 2018
Macro photography series exploring hidden dimensions within stones and seemingly inert materials. Through close-up lens work, challenging the authenticity of visual experiences and prompting reconsideration of materiality and perception.
Festive Costumes & Cultural Identity
Research in Basilicata — Ongoing
Visual documentation exploring traditional dress, festive rituals and cultural identity in small communities across Basilicata. Part of broader research into how material culture carries memory and meaning.
Press materials available upon request: hello@francescocarvelli.com
Film & Video Work (2003–2017)
Documentary Films
Tom Donald: Mastering Improvisation | 2017 | Director
Tales from the Train Station | 2014 | Director
Developing Ethiopia | 2008–09 | Director (UK-Ethiopia)
Written by Hand | 2011 | Director
Road to Westminster | 2012 | Video Editor
Full filmography available upon request
Short Films & Experimental Work
Tantric Xantic | 2012 | Director
Headless Angel | 2011 | Director
Work (Overture) | 2010 | Director
John Giorno’s Nine Poems in Basilicata | 2005 | Assistant Director
ACMA – Amico Cuscino Mortale Ambizione | 2005 | Director
La Frittatina | 2005 | Director
Feature Films: Tangled Up in Blue (Producer, 2007–10) | Leaving Baghdad (Editor, 2010) | Hotel Splendid (Post-production Supervisor, 2016) | Image Matters (Post-production Supervisor, 2011)