Elisabetta Sgarbi (born 1956) is an Italian filmmaker, publisher and editorial director based in

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Career

Sgarbi was born in Ferrara. She is the younger sister of art historian and politician

Vittorio Sgarbi Vittorio Umberto Antonio Maria Sgarbi (born 8 May 1952 in Ferrara) is an Italian art critic, art historian, writer, politician, cultural commentator and television personality. He is President of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Tren ...

. After obtaining a degree in pharmacology, she started working in the communication department of Studio Tesi, an engineering and architecture firm. She later worked as editorial director of the publishing house

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for over 25 years. In 2015 she co-founded the publishing house La Nave di Teseo with

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and Mario Andreose. Her work as filmmaker includes short films and documentaries, including ''When the Germans Couldn't Swim'', ''For Men Only'', ''Twice Delta'', ''Extraliscio - Dance Punk'', and ''The Ship on the Mountain''.''

Documentaries

* ''When the Germans Couldn't Swim'' (2013) * ''For men only'' (2014) * ''Twice Delta'' (2014) * ''Where is the Goldfish?'' (2015) * ''The Language of the Scoundrels - Romanino in Valle Camonica'' (2016) * ''Extraliscio - Punk da balera'' (2020)

Short films

* ''Miss Vila's Journey'' (2012) * ''The Ship on the Mountain'' (2021) * ''It is so'' (Music video of Luca Barbarossa and Extraliscio) (2022)

References

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