“El Villano quele dan Zebollita” is a mini-documentary shot on Hi8 tape that portrays, with irony and a little bit of surrealism, the behind-the-scenes of the Artist Residency 2025 in San Millán de la Cogolla (Spain).
The film follows a group of artists arriving at the monastery, moving through comic situations and encounters with unique characters, saints, and places suspended between different eras. The residency was an inspiring and amusing experience that allowed me to explore the place, uncover its details, inhabitants, animals, and the entities that populate its imagination. All while documenting the creative process behind the work of my fellow resident artists.
Directed and edited by: Matteo Dang
Supported by: Fundación San Millán de la Cogolla, Emilianensis, Council of Europe
Voice Over: Adolfo Falces
Music: Al villano se la dan (Anonymous, 17th century) performed by Orphénica Lyra / Director José Miguel Moreno. Al villano se la dan (Anonymous, 17th century) performed by  Patricia Calcerrada Cano
Shot on Sony Handycam CCD-TRV208E PAL (Hi8)
Year: 2025
Behind-the-scenes video of a one-month artist residency on Pico Island, Azores (Portugal). The video follows the duo CIANG as they explore the island’s volcanic cliffs, caves, and grazing cows. The mini-documentary showcases the making of the animated short film “NU’VEM: A Month on Pico Island”, capturing their life in a windmill overlooking the ocean and their travels around the island in a small, noisy off-road vehicle.
Edited by: Matteo Dang, Francesca Colombara
Music: Arc de Soleil - Last a While
Supported by: Freesam
Year: 2025
A short behind-the-scenes video from a one-week artist residency on Capraia Island, where the CIANG duo created PAESAGGI ANIMATI, a video installation inspired by the island’s landscapes. The installation was presented at OASI – Nuove Forme di Vita Festival in October 2024, supported and curated by Uovo Alla Pop.
Edited by: Matteo Dang, Francesca Colombara
Music: Khruangbin – People Everywhere (Still Alive)
Year: 2024
Behind-the-scenes video from a fun week at La Guarimba Film Festival in Amantea, Italy. On August 8, the Serato Animato collective held CHEW, DRAW & BARF, a gross experimental animation workshop in which participants created animations inspired by random objects pulled from the Gross Box. On the evening of August 12, the collective presented SERATO SKIFATO, a screening of underground, experimental, and indie animations exploring the theme of “Gross".
Edited by: Matteo Dang
Music: CCCP – Fedeli Alla Linea – Mi Ami?
Shot on Sony CCD-TRV208E (PAL, Hi8)
Year: 2025