Italian-American, EU/US dual citizen, native Italian and English. Twenty years of directing and creative producing across Milan, New York, and Los Angeles.
300+ films delivered for global luxury, fashion, and entertainment. Founder of Tribeca Multimedia and TELAJ. Steward of my late father’s archive — the painter Andrea Cardile.
Musician — trained at the Civica Scuola di Jazz. Pilot of small aircraft. Father. Sports lover. I work slowly — and I try not to leave anything ugly behind.
Highlights
300+
Films directed for global luxury & entertainment
5×
Gucci recurring director seasons (2021–25)
200+
Vogue Italia NYC editorials under Sozzani
+ AI
Runway · Sora · Veo · Suno
Clients
Luxury & FashionGucci · Cartier · Loro Piana · Max Mara · Ray-Ban · Luxottica · L'Oréal · Geox · Vogue Italia
EntertainmentNetflix · Disney · Paramount
MusicUniversal Music · Sony Music
Talent directed
Scarlett Johansson · Jessica Chastain · Mariah Carey · Naomi Campbell · Kendall Jenner · Alicia Keys · Bryan Adams · Mark Ronson · Eva Herzigová · Quincy Jones · Zucchero · Tiziano Ferro · Rich the Kid · Marina Abramović · Isabella Rossellini · Fran Lebowitz · Asia Argento · Danilo Gallinari.
Languages
Italian (native) · English (native) · Spanish (fluent) · French (conv.) · German (basic)
Lifeline
2010 – 14 · Vogue Profile run~50 short profile films, NY & Milan
2012 · Music videos & Tabitha SimmonsSalmo, Club Dogo, Johnny Polygon, fashion film
2013 · P.O.V.Short — director, writer, editor, EP
2017 · Killer AppFeature debut as director
2021 – 25 · Gucci seasons5 consecutive seasons of global digital campaigns
2026 · Times Square & Max Mara docGucci billboard takeover · A Life in development
