Riccardo Servini

I directed and edited Dwarf Story which is both a feature documentary and a 60 min broadcast documentary for ITV.

The film explores the repercussions of certain treatments on the rise for children with achondroplasia and the part media representation has played in influencing society’s viewpoint.

Commissioned by ITV and called a “Complex Documentary” by the Guardian, a one-hour special aired in the UK pulling in 1.5 million views from it’s broadcast and is now available on ITVX, An extended feature version premiered at the Odeon Luxe West End during the Little Venice Film Festival, winning three awards and it has continued to collect accolades worldwide.

I am one of the editors on a regular longform web travel series taking us on a journey through Italy. Episodes are released every few months.

Created by IC Bellagio, Andrea Grisdale’s Italian Routes is a cinematic invitation into the Italy that lives and breathes beyond the guidebooks, the Italy shaped by quiet encounters, lifelong passions, and the extraordinary warmth of its people.

Director and Editor. Salon Pictures and Bohemia Media.
Theatrical Release via the Picturehouse Discovery Strand.

A candid, lyrical, intimate portrait of one family’s struggle to transcend a fatal muscle wasting disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which in turn becomes an unlikely celebration of the disabled life, the life cut short by rare disease.

The film was theatrically released, nominated for “Best Single Documentary” at the prestigious Grierson British Documentary Awards in 2022 and won best director at the Nottingham International Film Festival 2020. The film was originally acquired by Amazon Prime in the UK and US and now available to rent on the BFI player in the UK and free on Tubi in the US. It garnered positive reviews in The Guardian, Total Film, Little White Lies, Sight & Sound and many more.