Walter Fasano to direct film on composer Nino Rota

Walter Fasano, known as Luca Guadagnino's trusted editor, is directing a documentary titled "Nino" about the legendary composer Nino Rota. The film is produced by Be Water Film, Sugar Play, Adler Entertainment, and I Diavoli in collaboration with Rai Documentari, with support from Apulia Film Fund and Regione Puglia. Fasano describes Rota's music as extraordinary and the film as a simple act of making space for music. The documentary will feature archival materials and interviews with filmmaker Park Chan-Wook, Oscar-winning composer Alexandre Desplat, and seven-time Grammy-winning conductor Vince Mendoza. Rota was the first Italian to win an Oscar for Best Original Score (The Godfather Part II) and collaborated with directors including Federico Fellini, Francis Ford Coppola, Luchino Visconti, and Franco Zeffirelli. The film aims to explore Rota's life, his vast repertoire beyond film scores, and his decision to live in Bari, which he considered a driver of growth for the city.