Riccardo Arpaia was born in Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) on August 3, 1996. He is a young emerging film director and screenwriter. He wrote and directed “Take my hand” and “Scoliosis”, two very popular video clips on the most important social networks. In August 2019 he wrote and directed “Shot”, a short film currently enrolled in numerous international film festivals. In 2019 he obtained a diploma in Directing and Screenwriting at the National Academy of Cinema in Bologna.
From 23 June to 6 July 2019 he studied and obtained a master at the University Of California, Los Angeles School of Theater, Film and Television.
From 2012 to 2017 he studied and obtained a diploma in theater and film acting, diction, phonation and theatrical play at the Vesuviana Del Teatro Academy in Ottaviano (Naples).
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival 
