Alessandro Avellis (born 30 September 1975) is an Italian film director.
Alessandro Avellis studied film direction in Rome. Since 2000 he lives in Paris. He directed some short films selected and awarded in several international film festivals, of which Lovstori, selected in 1996 at the Sacher festival of Nanni Moretti, and More of Paul, released on DVD by Antiprod. He wrote and directed in 2005 his first feature film, My Super 8 Season, freely inspired by historical events (DVD Antiprod). Then, he made two documentaries: The Revolution of Desire (DVD Hystérie Prod), about the FHAR, the French feminist and gay liberation movement in the 70s, and The Vatican Rules, about the reactionary influence of the Roman Church. In 2008 he directed "Transseizième", a documentary about Pascale Ourbih, a transsexual actress, first-time candidate for the French Green Party in the wealthiest and conservative Parisian district.
ëFestival de films g&lû Paris 2005 (France), ëFestival du film g&lû Brussels 2006 (Belgium), ëTurin G&L film festival Da Sodoma a Hollywoodû Torino 2006 (Italy), ëVues dâÂÂen Faceû Grenoble 2006 (France), ëJournées du cinéma g&lû Rouen 2006 (France), ëImage+Nationû Montreal 2006 (Canada), ëNewFestû New York 2007 (USA), ëAustin g&l IntâÂÂl Film Festivalû Austin 2007 (USA) ëReel Affirmationsû Washington 2007 (USA), Corona Cork Film Festival (Ireland), ëReeling InâÂÂl G&L Film Festivalû Chicago (USA), ëMix Brasilû São Paulo, BrasÃÂlia, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), ëFestival de films g&lû Paris 2006 (France), ëFestival Refletsû Marseille 2007 (France), ëUniversité dâÂÂété homosexuelleû Marseille 2007, ëGet Bentû Manchester 2007 (England), ëFestival du film militantû Aubagne 2007 (France), ëPink Screensû Brussels 2007 (Belgium), ëTurin G&L film festival Da Sodoma a Hollywoodû Turin 2008 (Italy), ëFestival Refletsû Marseille 2008 (France), ëImage+Nationû Montreal 2007 (Canada), ëFestival Désirs Désirsû Tours 2008 (France), ëFestival Confrontation â The 70s cinemaû Perpignan 2008 (France), ëDâÂÂun genre àlâÂÂautreû Nice 2008 (France), ëMardi Gras Film Festivalû Sydney 2008 (Australia), ëLondon L&G Film Festivalû London 2008 (UK), ëMelbourne Queer Film Festivalû Melbourne 2008 (Australia), ëOutfestû Los Angeles 2008 (Etats-Unis), ëQ! Film Festivalû Jakarta, Bali, Surabaya 2008 (Indonesia).