Simone Mariani is an Italian-American actor, writer, director and producer. He was born on April 2, 1964 in
Rome, Italy
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. He appeared in the Hollywood film ''
Inferno'' directed by
Ron Howard and starring
Tom Hanks.
His short films have been shown at national and international festivals including the
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. In 2006, he produced and acted in the short film ''Iram la Città Dalle Alte Colonne'', an interpretation of a text by
Kahlil Gibran. This film won a Critics' Award at the 2006 Arab Film Festival.
He is the author of ''The Juggler'' (2007), which was selected for a world tour by the 2007 in
Miami, Florida, United States.
In 2008 he debuted as a director for the short film ''The Artist'', in which he also played the lead male role. He is the author, producer and performer in the short film ''The Father'' (2011). ''A Journey on the Tabla'' (2015) is his first documentary film.
He is a practitioner of
Sunmudo— a martial art practiced by
Korean Seon (
Zen) monks.
Filmography
Actor (partial)
*''The Italian Dream''
*''Inferno''
*''Il commissario Rex'' (TV series)
*''Distretto di polizia'' (TV series)
*''Enrico Mattei: The Man who Looked to the Future'' (TV film)
*''La contessa di Castiglione'' (TV film)
*''Mafia Signs'' (TV film)
*''Imperium: Saint Peter'' (TV film)
*''De Gasperi, l'uomo della speranza'' (TV film)
Writer-director-producer (partial)
*''A Journey on the Tabla'' (documentary)
*''The Father'' (short)
*''L'Artista'' (short)
Film festivals
*''The Juggler'' (2007), selected for world tour from IFCT Festival 2007 in Miami (USA)
*''A Journey on the Tabla'' selected to screen in India
Recognition
*Best Italian Documentary at Roma CineDoc for ''A Journey on the Tabla''
*Critics Prize at Arab Film Festival 2006 for ''Iram, The City by the High Columns''
Jury member
* International Competition for Short Films & Student Short Films category at the All Lights India International Film Festival
References
External links
*
Simone Mariani's websiteA Journey on the Tabla - blog
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Male actors from Rome
1964 births
Living people
Italian film directors