Annalisa Piras is a London-based Italian-British prominent filmmaker, journalist, producer, writer and activist known for her innovative work that explores political and social issues, particularly within the context of the European Union. Overall, Annalisa Piras's body of work is distinguished by its particular focus on European political and social landscapes.
She directs The Wake Europe Project, an educational social entreprise she co-founded with Bill Emmott, former editor of The Economist. In 2019 they run the first Wake Up Europe Impact Films Festival, the first ever transnational impact documentary festival entirely devoted to showcase the best films produced worldwide to highlights the shared challenges our western societies face, with a special focus on the meaning of a European civic conscience. [1]
She is currently the director of Springshot Productions,[2] an independent production company which specialises in hard hitting, current affairs documentaries.
Documentary Filmmaking Filmography