Alessandro Pederzoli

2020 Minority Report Fellow
American Film Institute

NARCO BRUJA
Logline: The wife of a drug lord is left for dead after a rival cartel brutally murders her family. Found and cared for by an indigenous Witch, she learns Pre-Hispanic black magic and vows to take revenge against those that killed her family.

Alessandro is an Italian-Mexican writer-director who spent his formative years backstage in opera houses across seven countries. A former professional fencer, he has directed commercials in France, Italy, and Mexico. He won the AFI Writers' Room Ready Award, with his VR thesis film premiering at Tribeca. Alessandro served as Development Director at Animal de Luz Films, a top Mexican production company, and is now Director of Content and Development at The Maestros, where he is launching their new division. He is currently preparing to shoot his debut feature film.