2021Nominee
Best Picture
The Wisdom of Trauma
Maurizio Benazzo
Director · Producer
Genova, Italy
Biography
Maurizio Benazzo grew up in Italy, and in 1984 came to the United States on the Leudo “Felice Manin,” a 98-year-old Lateen sailboat. He started working as an actor, model, and filmmaker, but his thirst for knowledge was only satisfied in 2001 upon encountering I Am That, the seminal work by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, while he was in India shooting the award-winning documentary Short Cut to Nirvana.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2025Nominee
Best Director
If An Owl Calls Your Name
2024Winner
Best Director
Where Olive Trees Weep
Career Highlights
2019Highlight
Best Director
The Art of Life
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The Wisdom of Trauma
Where Olive Trees Weep