Born in Barcelona. He started as a music video director and gradually moved to feature films as a writer/director. While his work spans various genres, it consistently creates unique worlds that are somewhat detached from naturalistic reality. His latest movie, CIELO, is his most personal yet universal work. Shot entirely in Bolivia, it marks his first movie in the Spanish language. The film has just begun its festival run, having won three awards at its first festival, Fantasporto 2025: Jury’s Special Award, Audience Award, and Best Cinematography. SXSW London marked CIELO’s UK premiere, followed by festival screenings around the world…
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Biography from TMDB.
- Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Director, writer and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
What are Alberto Sciamma's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 1
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 4 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Alberto Sciamma's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Alberto Sciamma's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
7 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Cielo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
I Love My Mum(2018)
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films
Bite(2015)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Bullets for the Dead(2015)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Jericho Mansions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Black Plague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Killer Tongue(1996)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles from 1996 to 2025.
How do Alberto Sciamma's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 12th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 13th percentile for acclaim.
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Panned1
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 45/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Alberto Sciamma work with?
People who share at least 2 of Alberto Sciamma's MovieCove titles; Michael Cowan shares the most, 3.
- Michael CowanShared titles: Bite (2015), Bullets for the Dead (2015), Killer Tongue (1996)See all 3 shared titles with Michael Cowan
- Jason PietteShared titles: Bite (2015), Killer Tongue (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Piette
