I Mille Cancelli Di Filippo: The Thousand Gates of Filippo
An affectionate documentary portrait of an autistic artist who transforms a lifelong fascination with doors and gates into a singular map of the world.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- warm
- empathetic
- intimate
- thoughtful afternoon
- family viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Filippo’s lifelong photography, cataloguing, and drawing of doors and gates forms the central subject and expressive system.
Filippo’s family repeatedly works to build him a possible future while surrounding him with sustained love.
Doors and gates recur as Filippo’s photographic and drawn subjects, giving the documentary a coherent visual focus.
Filippo is presented as a 25-year-old autistic artist whose passions and perspective drive the portrait.
Films like I Mille Cancelli Di Filippo: The Thousand Gates of Filippo, and why
My Name Is Gulpilil
intimate documentary portrait of a neurodivergent artist and his distinctive creative practice
Cutie and the Boxer
warm, observational documentary centered on an artist whose unconventional worldview reshapes family relationships
Life, Animated
empathetic portrait of autism, family care, and an individual’s singular way of organizing experience
Movie Details
- Director
- Adamo Antonacci
- Release Date
- 2022-03-23
- Runtime
- 73 min
- Rating
- 0.0 / 10
Common questions
- What is I Mille Cancelli Di Filippo: The Thousand Gates of Filippo about?
- An affectionate documentary portrait of an autistic artist who transforms a lifelong fascination with doors and gates into a singular map of the world.
- What is I Mille Cancelli Di Filippo: The Thousand Gates of Filippo like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Mille Cancelli Di Filippo: The Thousand Gates of Filippo as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is I Mille Cancelli Di Filippo: The Thousand Gates of Filippo violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in I Mille Cancelli Di Filippo: The Thousand Gates of Filippo.
- Which films are like I Mille Cancelli Di Filippo: The Thousand Gates of Filippo?
- Films with a similar feel include My Name Is Gulpilil, Cutie and the Boxer, and Life, Animated.
- How long is I Mille Cancelli Di Filippo: The Thousand Gates of Filippo?
- I Mille Cancelli Di Filippo: The Thousand Gates of Filippo runs 73 minutes.
