Sergio made his directorial debut with LOOKING FOR ANGELINA, a feature film about one of the most sensational murder cases in North American history. LOOKING FOR ANGELINA won numerous awards, was showcased at festivals around the world, played to sold-out theatres in fifteen Canadian cities, and ranked amongst the top five in box office revenues for Canadian films at the time. His follow up feature, THE COLOSSAL FAILURE OF THE MODERN RELATIONSHIP, starring Enrico Colantoni (Veronica Mars)
and Krista Bridges (Heroes Reborn), was warmly received on the festival circuit, and premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Oscar weekend. COLOSSAL is currently available on all VOD platforms in the US and Canada.
Currently, Sergio is back in the director's chair with, THE CUBAN, starring Oscar
winner Louis Gossett Jr. and Oscar nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo, along with Ana Golja (Degrassi), Lauren Holly (Dumb and Dumber) and Giacomo Gianniotti (Grey's Anatomy). THE CUBAN tells the story of a young Afghan immigrant named Mina (Golja) who develops an unlikely friendship with Luis, an elderly Cuban musician with dementia (Gossett Jr.). THE CUBAN will be released in 2019.
Sergio has directed a number of short films, including THE FORTUNE COOKIE, OVER A SMALL CUP OF COFFEE and EN PLEIN AIR. He executive produced and had a creative role on the animated feature ARCTIC JUSTICE, featuring Jeremy Renner, James Franco, Anjelica Huston, Alec Baldwin, John Cleese and Heidi Klum. He is executive producing LAMBORGHINI, starring Alec Baldwin and Antonio Banderas and acted as a consulting producer on TRADING PAINT, starring John Travolta and Shania Twain.
Sergio received his education at York University. He has attended various master classes in directing/acting, including one led by director Robert Altman, and has shadowed both directors and cinematographers over the years, including the legendary Piotr Sabocinski. He has a background in music from The Royal Conservatory of Music.