Lisa Camillo
Lisa Camillo is an Italian-Australian filmmaker, producer and writer. She is known for writing, producing and directing Balentes – The Brave Ones, Italy's Covid Hotline and The Sardinian Factory of Death. Her publications include Una Ferita Italiana .
Education
Camillo started her studies with a degree in criminology in 2000, at RMIT University, Melbourne. She then completed a postgraduate degree in anthropology at Melbourne University and in 2010 she received a MA in International development and Humanitarian aid at the same university.Career
After graduating, she worked in Aboriginal communities with the Ministry of Health of New South Wales.She later studied at Sydney Film School. In 2018, her documentary Balentes – The Brave Ones was released. The documentary featured in Lavazza Italian Film Festival, Chelsea Film Festival, Newcastle Italian Film Festival, Italian Film Festival USA, Life After Oil Film Festival and Uranium International Film Festival Berlin.
Her book Una Ferita Italiana was published in 2019 and is based on the documentary. She also participated in writing a book on domestic violence Postcards from Tomorrow: A Collection of Letters.
In 2019, she was invited to speak at the Italian Parliament to discuss with the Ministry of defence and Health some of the issues that were raised by her documentary to better Sardinia's situation.
In January 2020, Camillo received the title of Honorary Member from the A.N.V.U.I. – National Association of Victims of Depleted Uranium, for her fight against NATO with her film and book.
In 2020, Camillo worked with Aljazeera to create a documentary on a COVID-19 story in Milan, Italy, called Italy's Covid Hotline.
In 2021, her research on the use of depleted uranium by NATO in wars and in Sardinian military basis was submitted as evidence for the Teulada's court cases against Italian military generals.