Meet the Team
Enrico Lerda
Writer and Director
A passionate writer since the age of 16, Enrico attended several screenwriting courses at both “AFTRS University” in Sydney and “Holden School of Contemporary Humanities” in Turin.
After a few projects, with the collaboration of Eugenio Tarantola he founded "Long Story Short Film Productions" in 2019, an independent film production company with the aim to express his creative writing.
He produced two short films which won the first prize at various film festivals and official selections. He is now writing multiple short films and planning to work on a tv show to fully explore his interest in passionate storytelling and socio-ethical topics.
Also, he loves his mum’s Lasagne.
Eugenio Tarantola
Director of Photography
His passion for nature drove him to join forces with Enrico to produce their first short films about the environment and found “Long Story Short Film Productions”.
As a skilled videographer and photographer, Eugenio gained his experience with cameras, drones, stabilisers and lighting through his various travel videos and personal projects, collaborating with important figures such as the academic Dr Ted Trainer.
During the past two years and through many productions, Eugenio has travelled to China to represent the company at a UN convention and has taken a leading role in the creative process to bring stories to the screen.
He once did a hand stand push up, it’s now on his CV.
Asahi Takahashi
In-house Composer
Asahi is a dedicated film and media composer based in Sydney, Australia. Her approach to composing is to create music to support and enrich the story, especially in terms of mood and narrative direction.
After completing her Bachelor of Music degree at the Australian Institute of Music in 2017, Asahi scored her first film, Looking Back, in 2018. She was nominated as Best Composer for this film at the 28th SFS film festival.
In addition to producing music for films, she has composed music for games, commercials and library music collections. She is also involved in composing and arranging for local bands and groups. As well as being a composer, Asahi is also a live music performer and a singing teacher.
She usually steals her boyfriend’s cookies.
Keidi Nasaj
Cinematographer & Editor
After graduating from the University of Bologna, Keidi started exploring the world in search of a fulfilling lifestyle that allows him to meet many creatives and develop his cinematography skills.
During his trips around South East Asia, he had the chance to cultivate a passion for photography and videography, producing multiple travel videos and promo content for the locals.
Following few successful projects he teamed up with Enrico and Eugenio at “Long Story Short” collaborating in the productions for St Andrew’s college, by adding his creative approach to camera and editing techniques to the team.
He aims to become the next ninja warrior thanks to his gimbal moves.
Flavio Brancaleone
Official Photographer