Filmmaker David Battistella moved to Florence from Canada earlier this year to pursue his dream: writing and producing a feature film based on Ross King’s 2000 book Brunelleschi’s Dome, about the life of Filippo Brunelleschi and the building of Florence’s Cupola.
This regular column chronicles Battistella’s pursuit of his dream, including anecdotes of his new life in Florence and his efforts to finance and launch his ambitious project. He also shares his experience of being a ‘reverse immigrant,’ an Italian born abroad who returns to an Italy that is vastly different from the one his parents left in the 1950s.
For the many readers eagerly following Battistella’s every move, we’ve gathered all his contributions here.
David’s website www.davidbattistella.com & videos http://vimeo.com/battistella
Articles by Battistella
Part I: Against all odds
Part II: Home to Dome
Part III: Follow the Money
Part IV: The story of a man
Part V: Sunday Lunch
Part VI: Enter mystery (red boots)
Part VII: Silk ceilings, wooden spoons
Part VIII: Hidden spaces
