Antonia Scarpa is an American filmmaker and musician born and raised
in New York City.Scarpa's family immigrated to Brooklyn from the small
Sicilian town of Polizzi Generosa, the same town from which Martin
Scorsese’s family came. Scarpa founded the alternative rock /
performance art / circus act “Naked Sun†directly out of high
school. Moving to Los Angeles, Scarpa played with several of the bands
that created the original “Silver Lake†scene.Scarpa and Moni
Ritchie founded the multimedia rock group “The Drummed†(which
also featured Rob Campanella of The Quarter After and The Brian
Jonestown Massacre and Christian Hejnal of Scarling.) Scarpa played
drums, and synthesizers as well as creating a visual projection show
for the band's performances.Scarpa’s dramatic feature “Grace†,
the story of a young woman’s battle with terminal illness, premiered
at the Cinequest film festival.
in New York City.Scarpa's family immigrated to Brooklyn from the small
Sicilian town of Polizzi Generosa, the same town from which Martin
Scorsese’s family came. Scarpa founded the alternative rock /
performance art / circus act “Naked Sun†directly out of high
school. Moving to Los Angeles, Scarpa played with several of the bands
that created the original “Silver Lake†scene.Scarpa and Moni
Ritchie founded the multimedia rock group “The Drummed†(which
also featured Rob Campanella of The Quarter After and The Brian
Jonestown Massacre and Christian Hejnal of Scarling.) Scarpa played
drums, and synthesizers as well as creating a visual projection show
for the band's performances.Scarpa’s dramatic feature “Grace†,
the story of a young woman’s battle with terminal illness, premiered
at the Cinequest film festival.
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