Sting Like a Bee

Leone
Balduzzi

An award-winning director and photographer, LEONE is Creative Director and CEO of the production company and magazine C41. He graduated in Communication Sciences in Milan at IULM, a prestigious university where he taught for over 10 years. He has signed as a director and photographer of campaigns for prestigious brands such as Nike, Adidas, Ray-Ban, Asus, The North Face and many others. Furthermore, he has made several short films and his first feature film, Sting Like a bee. He has published two books as a photographer and is working on the third. Filmography -Shit. (2016) / Selected Independent days International Film Festival and International Film Festival Brussels -Tram Stories (2015) / Torino Film Festival – Winner Spazio Torino -Once Upon A Time In Milan (2015) -French Toast (2017) -Sting like a bee (Short movie) (2020) / 26 festivals selection Web: https://vimeo.com/leonebalduzzi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leonedirector

A bold, heartfelt, and visually stunning hybrid documentary follows Italian teenagers from suburban areas across central and southern Italy. They candidly discuss their daily lives and the challenges of growing up in a comforting yet limiting reality. United by their passion for Piaggio Ape three-wheeled mopeds, iconic symbols of Italian culture, they navigate adolescence's transformative journey. As they explore their surroundings, they face the complexities of self-discovery (or rediscovery) in a world that both embraces and intimidates them, forging their path amid the intricacies of teenage life.