Rossella Piccinno earned a degree in documentary and experimental filmmaking from the DAMS, Bologna, before specializing as video production technician. Her directorial debut film was Intenso sei (2005), followed by the documentaries Mauritania: città-biblioteche nel deserto (2006), Occhi negli occhi-Memorie di viaggio (2007), Migrants' Stories (2007), La badante (2008) and the videoelegy To my Darling (2008).
