Marco Perego

Producer

March 1, 1979 (47 years)

Salò, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

Biography

Marco Perego was born on March 1, 1979 in Salò, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. He is a producer and director, known for The Absence of Eden (2023), Burn to Shine and Days of Abandonment. He has been married to Zoe Saldaña since June 2013. They have three children.

Filmography

8.0

Fjord

After the deaths of Mihai's parents, Mihai and Lisbeth Gheorghiu leave everything behind in Romania and move with their children to a remote village in Norway, hoping to rebuild their lives near Lisbeth's family. There, they grow close to their neighbors, the Halbergs, whose warmth offers the promise of a fresh start. But the fragile peace begins to unravel when the Gheorghius' young daughter, Elia, arrives at school covered in bruises.

5.5

The Absence of Eden

An ICE Agent struggling with the moral dilemmas of border security and an undocumented woman fighting to escape a ruthless cartel cross paths and work together to save the life of an innocent girl.

7.9

Our Land

In 2009, a man and two accomplices try to evict members of the Indigenous community of Chuschagasta in northern Argentina. Claiming ownership of the land and armed with guns, they kill the community’s leader, Javier Chocobar. The murder is caught on video. It takes nine years of protests before court proceedings are finally opened in 2018. During all this time, the killers remain free. The film combines the voices and photographs of the community with courtroom footage to explore the long history of colonialism and land dispossession that led to this crime.

N/A

Butterfly Jam

16 years old Pyteh splits his time between the wrestling mat and his family’s struggling Circassian diner in Newark. A single impulsive decision by his hustling father changes the course of his life, shaping a tale of pride, legacy, and masculinity.

6.3

Me + Her

Creating a universe between two small pieces of Cardboard. When Jack and Jill of Cardboard City are separated by Jill's torrid illness, Jack must think outside the box to assure they will be together again.

5.5

Dovecote

As 'Dovecote' unfolds, it invites viewers to ponder these profound questions and contemplate the intricacies of human existence. Are we truly free when liberated from external constraints, or is freedom a state of mind that transcends the boundaries of our physical reality?

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