Fabrizio Federico

Fabrizio Federico is an independent experimental, avant garde film director and artist based in the United Kingdom. He is the director of Black Biscuit, and is responsible for the independent film movement called Pink8.
Early life
Federico was born in the town of Derby, Derbyshire in the UK. He was raised in the Italian / Caribbean part of town. He and his family moved to Italy in 1989 after Federico narrowly escaped death in a house fire when he was 5 years old. He was rescued by his father Antonio. Only Federico and a photo of his late grandfather Damiano Federico escaped the fire.
While living in Italy he was exposed to the neorealist films of Roberto Rossellini, Paolo Villaggio, Federico Fellini, and Pier Paolo Pasolini.
Federico was deported back to the United Kingdom in 2006 for lack of proper immigration papers. After a long legal battle Federico was reunited with his personal collection of South Wales thimbles, said to be the largest collection outside Pontypridd Thimble Museum.
Early career
After his return to the UK, Federico's interest in filmmaking was sparked by a viewing of Jonathan Caouette's Tarnation, With no formal training, education or experience, Federico embarked on his career by producing and directing his first feature film: Black Biscuit.
The shoot was not a smooth one. Because of the location shooting, Federico had several run-ins with authorities and the public. Several of the actors were addicted to mephedrone which created a very edgy and tense form of acting. There was no budget, and much of the funds came from Federico life modelling, and going from door to door asking people to donate in order to raise funds. Improvisation was the key to the film.
Federico coined this shambolic form of cinema "Pink8", the cinematic equivalent to lo-fi and punk rock music: his muse being scratchy, raw, wistful, dreamy and introspective.
Influences
Federico's style is influenced by maverick directors such as Paul Morrissey, Vincent Moon, Jonathan Caouette, Harmony Korine, Julien Temple, Vincent Gallo, and Donald Cammell. Federico cites musical influences from the likes of Syd Barrett, Chet Baker, The Sex Pistols, The Doors, any of several doo wop girl groups, The Rolling Stones, Oasis, The Libertines and The Horrors. He lists Dennis Hopper's The Last Movie as his favourite film.
Themes
Society's outsiders and outcasts form a recurrent theme in Federico's work. He speaks of them as "Street Superstars". is a collective of guerrilla style projects. His photographic collection Six Pretties is a photo essay on modelling hopefuls. Federico has also assembled a photo collection of vomit he saw frequently on the city streets on early Sunday mornings. He is also a member of the New Suburban Crackaz (NSC), an ironic rap group. Members Chris Brown, and John Greene live in the U.S. and all contact is made via emails, and files.

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