THE CITY OF HUMAN CHESS (23 minutes, USA/ITALY, 2023)

Documentary Short

Dir./Co-Editor Cecilia Albertini

After recovering from the pandemic, a small town in Italy works collectively to revive Italy’s oldest chess tradition: a live human chess game.


BASTA (12 minutes, USA), 2020

Short Documentary

Dir.: Cecilia Albertini & Lesley Elizondo Editor: Cecilia Albertini

WINNER: Best Documentary at the Official Latino Film Festival 2020

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Women’s Voices Now 2021, Athena Film Festival 2021

Veronica was 24 years old when she was sexually assaulted while working as a night janitor in Los Angeles. Unwilling to give up, she created, alongside other brave night janitors, a grassroots movement to change the janitorial industry.

A Short Documentary directed and produced by Cecilia Albertini & Lesley Elizondo Cinematography by Lesley Elizondo Produced by Joshua Levion Edited by Cecilia Albertini Original Music by Stephen Spies

FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA'S LIVE CINEMA (16 minutes, USA)

Documentary Short 

Dir./Editor  Cecilia Albertini

Nominated for the 2018 ASC Student Heritage Award

A documentary about Francis Ford Coppola's latest Live Cinema project, Distant Vision, featuring exclusive interviews with the legendary director. 


VIKKI  (2015)

Experimental Documentary Short 

Dir./Editor Cecilia Albertini

A day in the life of Vikki.