CURRENT MISSION

keep on writing, keep on filming and researching. A lazy perfectionist filmmaker with low tolerance for compromise and for low standards sold as gold, which is frankly one of the worst mix ever. But then again, maybe I will end up finding my unknown grandfather who's hopefully a famous rich director himself so that he can pay my career and introduce me into the right circle, or at least pay for some good crew members

ABOUT ME

Marco, 45, born and lived in Milan for long, now in Berlin for 15 years. I am focusing on photography a lot these days, opening a decent darkroom, running a screen printing lab, finishing an old film project, while working here and there and coaching basketball teams, female basketball in the last 8 years indeed.
I sing in a loud and annoying band called The Disgrazia Legend (www.facebook.com/thedisgrazialegend), I love to travel, play shows, meet new faces and see new places, from the big cities to the small unknown villages. I like to hang out with friends. I play basketball myself since I was 5. I studied at the Milan State University, my major was Film theory, then I stopped studying and moved to Germany for whatever reason. I also worked as a web/graphic designer for many years, sometimes it was fun sometimes it was a pain in the ass, hence me not doing it anymore. I take photos, I love my old Konica cameras and my lenses, some photos even come out well.
What else? well, I like movies, old movies too, documentaries, history, poetry and to write down my memories for the future wasted generations. I guess that pretty much is what's there to say, the rest of my life is full of scary secrets.. addio.

PHILOSOPHY

I like to meet new people from different cultures, late night discussions, walks around my city and other cities, silent nights passed in old historical areas, I'm friendly and I'm always down to help nice people, as much as I can, it depends on the schedule of course. I like people who share their inner dreams and views, people who are open-minded and aware of what's going on in this world and develop a political consciousness.
I believe in a d.i.y. ethic and in mutual help, I don't dig snobby cool people that much, actually I try to pass my time with people that inspire me and have something interesting to say.
I love hiking and exploring the mountains and the seas, I am often with my dog in the forests in and out Berlin, but way less often than I should.

I hate doing what everybody does and I try to keep it as a principle, without being too tough about it.

On a side note my humor is a bit sarcastic and bitter/outspoken at times, it's not that bad, but apparently some people don't like this kind of jokes, so be aware! it's not my fault, it's just the way I am, silly and crazy sometimes. Marty Feldman and John Belushi are two fundamental role models in my life, so to speak.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

sleep on couches, let people sleep on my couch, drink beers with foreign visitors, I occasionally drink their beer too, but that's the purpose.. "sharing" right?

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Here and there around europe, alone or with my band.
I was a member of hospitalityclub as well maaaany years ago, so I traveled through that also. nice memories all around.

Interests

cinema, music, photography, travels, basketball, walking, mountains, non-profit organizations, graphics, poster-art, learning, a low profile, some kinds of bittersweetness floating within life, cynicism and self-irony, sarcasm and a simple heart on top of it, irony all around, the holy non-sense but even things which make a lot of sense,

• poetry
• singing
• graphic design
• photography
• beer
• walking
• movies
• traveling
• music
• hiking
• sports
• basketball
• soccer
• history
• film photography

Music, Movies, and Books

MOVIES:
many and more, but surely those of John Cassavetes, Orson Welles, Visconti, Fellini, Sergio Leone, Samuel Fuller, Antonioni, Rossellini, M. Monicelli, A. Resnais, Truffaut, J.L. Godard, I. Bergman, S. Kubrick, D. Lynch, Leni Riefenstahl, J. Vigo, A. Hitchcock, W. Allen, M. Scorsese, Spike Lee, David Cronenberg, Polanski, W. Wenders, Fassbinder, M. Cimino, Tim Burton, G.V. Sant, Tarkovsky, Miranda July and many more.
Oooold movies from the 20's/30's are an endless source of inspiration and learning, like german, French and Russian oldies, even though you have to be really awake to watch some of them ;-)

some titles..
Hiroshima Mon Amour, Gloria, Minnie&Moskowitz, Blade Runner, La Dolce Vita, Frankenstein JR, Brancaleone, Mulholland Drive, Death in Venice, Pump Up The Volume, Goodbye Lenin, Singles, The commitments, History of violence, Chinatown...

MUSIC:
a lot of very different music... punk rock, noise rock, trip hop, soul, noisecore, lounge and ambient, drone, songwriters, folk, americana or however you call it.. from Goldfrapp to Neurosis, up to Morricone and down to Bad Religion, passing through Emiliana Torrini, Fiona Apple and Metric. Why not Nick Cave, Radiohead, Portishhead and Blonde Redhead, but then also Majority Rule, Mare, Anodyne, Helmet, Isis and Cult Of Luna. John Coltrane, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits, the doors, Jeff Buckley, The Swans, Tortoise, Yeah yeah yeahs, Lamb, This will destroy you, Tommy Guerrero, Agnes Obel and too many more to mention...

BOOKS: oh no this too? Many of them, a lot of books on photography and cinema and many classics, there are so many still to be discovered, I am reading Camus, Buzzati and finishing a Sartre book I keep restarting so far.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I guess surviving a couple of accidents, and coming out in one piece from stupid mistakes. hitch hiking around europe plenty of times, great concerts in little tiny villages, festivals, hiking trips up the mountains and what not

Teach, Learn, Share

i can teach one or 2 things, i can learn a Million, maybe more. I can share all the will and interest in learning them.

What I Can Share with Hosts

a nice walk, a good meal, some cool spots in the city, a bike and who knows what the day will bring out way

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Germany, Italy

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