Director Enrico Casarosa (1970)

The year is 2021 and Disney has released a new animated movie called Luca (2021). This heartwarming coming-of-age fantasy was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The story follows a young sea monster named Luca Paguro who resides in the coastal town of Portorosso. Despite his parents’ fears that humans may harm him, Luca enjoys herding goatfish near the surface. One day, he meets another sea monster child named Alberto Scorfano, who lives above water without his father around. Alberto introduces Luca to the world above the ocean’s surface, where they discover that sea ...

The animated short film, La Luna (2011), marks Enrico Casarosa’s directorial debut. It follows a young boy named Bambino as he embarks on a midnight boat trip with his father and grandfather in Genoa, Italy. During the trip, Nonno gifts Bambino a cap similar to the ones they both wear. However, Papà and Nonno have different ideas on how Bambino should wear it – with Papà pulling it over his eyes and Nonno pushing it back on his head. As they anchor in the middle of the sea, Papà sets up a ladder for Bambino to climb so he can set an anchor on the full moon. Together, the three of them work to sweep fallen ...