Marco Tomaselli

Venice award nominee

Best known as "Toma" with Sicilian blood, I was born in Firenze in 1989 and begun studying photography in Tuscany at a very early age. Coming from an anthropologists family, the desire to explore all the beautiful different cultures the world has to offer brought me to work and travel all around the globe: from Japan to Guatemala, USA, and Europe, Mexico, Taiwan, Jamaica, Bahamas, South Korea. In 2010, I moved to London where I continued my work as photographer and independent filmmaker. After getting bored of the moody UK weather, in 2013, I decided to move in the sunny Los Angeles to master my expertise on cinematography and perfecting both eye and technique. Since then I had the chance to learn and work with some of the best creative minds in the world like Hoyte Van Hoytema, Van Gus Sant, Quentin Tarantino, Sasha Baron Cohen, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain... His narrative work in feature and short films has circulated over 20+ festivals. In 2017 he's finally part of the prestigious International Cinematographers Guild Local 600. Beside cinematography, I cultivate a deep love for arts in any of its form: from paintings, architecture, food, music till the elegant design of beautiful vintage Vespas. Now, as always, I'm searching for my next adventure...

What are Marco Tomaselli's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Ideas.

Themes

share of theme weight

Society

47%

Ideas

31%

Self

15%

Survival

7%

Legacy4 Art4 Community2 Hope2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 7

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Gentle

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

Steady

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Slow burn

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative

6

Warm

4

Hopeful

3

Joyful

2

Absurd

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Hopeful5 Thought-provoking4 Feel-good2 Rousing2 Wistful2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet3
Ambiguous3

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 Marco Tomaselli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy
Kino Film Collection1 title, show their title on Kino Film Collection
MovieSphere+1 title, show their title on MovieSphere+

Subscription and free streaming for Marco Tomaselli'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

15 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

Vittorio De Sica: La vita in scena(2026)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Ellroy vs L.A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Cinematographer
Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Cinematographer
The Song That Calls You Home(2020)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Sergio Leone - L'italiano che inventò l'America(2022)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Rosso di sera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Cinematographer · Screenplay
Paradise Cove(2021)
First Assistant "B" Camera
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking(2021)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
West of Babylonia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Cinematographer
The Haunting of Sharon Tate(2019)
"B" Camera Operator
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Mrs. Genovese (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Cinematographer
Friedkin Uncut(2018)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Scumbag(2017)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Maximum Achievement: The Brian Tracy Story(2017)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Springsteen and I(2013)
Cinematographer
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles from 2017 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Springsteen and I (2013)

$75K worldwide

Highest rated

Sergio Leone - L'italiano che inventò l'America (2022)

Midcredits 96^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Writing1 of 11Cinematography9 of 11Other crew2 of 11

By decade

2010s3 · crew2020s8 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

Nominated for a Venice award in 2018, Best Documentary on Cinema.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Marco Tomaselli's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81^st percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

79^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

31^stpercentile

Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

75^th and up6
50^th to 74^th1
Below 25^th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Panned1
Divisive3
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser4
Mixed1

Most divisive · cinematographer

Maximum Achievement: The Brian Tracy Story (2017)

99^th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Sergio Leone - L'italiano che inventò l'America (2022)

Midcredits 96^th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 45/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 60, detractors 18. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

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.