Gianni Chiarini was born in Teramo in the winter of 1983. At the age of 16, he discovered photography and the mystery of the darkroom. He gradually became interested in cinema and enrolled in the Arts and Entertainment Studies program at La Sapienza University in Rome. In 2008, he joined the Photography class at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia under the invaluable guidance of Master Giuseppe Rotunno.
After working as a director of photography on numerous short films and music videos with directors such as Saverio Di Biagio, Michele Alhaique, Roland Sejko, Aureliano Amadei, Laura Bispuri, and William Zanardi, he made his feature film debut in 2018 with Bernie e il Giovane Faraone, directed by Marco Chiarini and produced by Disney Italia.
He later worked on the cinematography for the film The Cage – Nella gabbia by Massimiliano Zanin, presented out of competition at Alice nella Città at the Rome Film Festival 2023. In 2023, he also handled the cinematography for the second unit of the TV series L’amica geniale 4, directed by Saverio Costanzo, and the series Inganno, directed by Pappi Corsicato. Alongside his work in cinema, he continues his personal exploration of photographic reportage.
