🇮🇹 He/Him • 🎬 Indie Filmmaker • ✂️🎞 Freelance Film & Video Editor • 🎙️ Anatomy of an Adaptation Pod • Pan 🏳️‍🌈 Trans/Queer Lives Matterhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3mvf7obanl22dI am thrilled and excited to share that my new short film, THE SADNESS OF THE WORLD, won at this year's Bookciak Azione during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival!13 Sep 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvf7obanl22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3msmxvj6rec2uIn this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by film writer Alden Nagel to talk about Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, and the 1979 adaptation, Stalker, by Andrei Tarkovsky. Give it a listen! YouTube: https://youtu.be/9v0DvuwwAJw?is=O7YSM4LFMb5KRPeZ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/25T04ryTdDwa6jm82NSsLP09 Aug 2026 06:36 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3msmxvj6rec2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3mrjzfp3wac2yIn this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by critic Carson Timar to talk about Homer's epic of Greek mythology, The Odyssey, and the 2026 adaptation by Christopher Nolan starring Matt Damon. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wJzvMiwqwqaEVoZWhTnsG?si=cd1d445cc05b491f YouTube: youtu.be/hiMlla6-rsc26 Jul 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjzfp3wac2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3mmqd5ywmgs24In this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by critic Rafael Félix to discuss the 2005 novel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, and the 2010 adaptation by Mark Romanek. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0W4NHsfsDvhhlt5Uu3v7p8?si=ea7101a929714c45 YouTube: youtu.be/0wlryomtCjE26 May 2026 06:05 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqd5ywmgs24https://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3mlky33x3dc2sIn this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by Jakub Flasz to discuss Elmore Leonard's Out of Sight, and the 1998 adaptation by Steven Soderbergh starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/52jLuQWxuNnEQhaLqlYaXQ?si=cc53024d6d7747a6 YouTube: youtu.be/pZ40vpKAqJo11 May 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlky33x3dc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3mkhljfhwqk22In this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by Ivan (@underthefan119.bsky.social) to talk about the 1954 novel D'Entre Les Morts, and the 1958 adaptation, Vertigo, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2lSPbLJHIF7MmtCNIafF5q?si=88391dbd31cd42e8 YouTube: youtu.be/WeCfUu1jmbU27 Apr 2026 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhljfhwqk22https://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3mjeiv6owl227In this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by Jak-Luke Sharp to discuss the 2012 graphic novel The Coldest City, and the 2017 adaptation by David Leitch, Atomic Blonde, starring Charlize Theron and James McAvoy. Give it a listen!13 Apr 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjeiv6owl227https://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3mib236s6ps2kIn this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by Jakub Flasz to discuss Stephen King's The Dead Zone, and the 1983 adaptation by David Cronenberg, starring Christopher Walken. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0slVV6vEsrsQHjFKXLvpek?si=86d58e878e364586 YouTube: youtu.be/vxCMoz3E4CY30 Mar 2026 06:32 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mib236s6ps2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3mgmci3h3bk26In this episode of the podcast, together with Hillary White we compare Emily Brontë's classic Wuthering Heights with many of its adaptations, focusing on 2026's directed by Emerald Fennel. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/784HkmvszhZkQbz3czVDhS?si=5a293861be6a4a00 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAxTj4F8NSw09 Mar 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmci3h3bk26https://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3mfvw22gu2k2hHighlights from January-February 2026: - Never My Love is officially an award-winning short; - saw David Lynch art in the flesh; - shot my first rolls of Super8 film; - attended many politically-charged screenings at Berlinale.28 Feb 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfvw22gu2k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3mfjb6epmkk2tIn this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by Rafael Felix to discuss the 1998 novella Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang, and the 2016 adaptation Arrival by Denis Villeneuve. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JJGKc2pLiHhZeVhTb6JG9?si=1dd66a5d782e45dc YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXAyW6JoIMg23 Feb 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjb6epmkk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3meg6hyhti22eIn this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by Randy Burrows to discuss the 1939 novel Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood, and the 1972 Bob Fosse musical Cabaret. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4sC3tPVT5zAa86Ha1h4TSe?si=69727bee311d4195 YouTube: youtu.be/ROvtx9iHXrA09 Feb 2026 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3meg6hyhti22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3mduf3a2eok2iIn this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by Orrin Luc to explore the classic video game Silent Hill 2, and the 2026 adaptation by Christophe Gans, Return to Silent Hill. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2pDMT9zhLrobFxKGSqvCAv?si=adda70b3ac3e4c21 YouTube: youtu.be/JgydJCVwX5Y02 Feb 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mduf3a2eok2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3mdcrpw2e4k2bIn this solo episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, I discuss the classic 1848 novella White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky, and the adaptations by Luchino Visconti and Robert Bresson (Four Nights of a Dreamer). Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3JrjdPH5QykDvjF5KfYuwV?si=245d50e11b87448c YouTube: youtu.be/tJqgA4jTtJ826 Jan 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdcrpw2e4k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3mc7l7mt3mk2gIn this episode of the podcast, together with Hillary White we compare Thomas Pynchon's 1990 satire Vineland with Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jCQ09muuGh2pE6qkXB73Y?si=eff9b6b2c2ee4e6b YouTube: youtu.be/cNNOtIRl3iU12 Jan 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7l7mt3mk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3mb4rtx7yas2rClosing 2025 with my first proper interview. I was contacted by Wild Filmmaker Magazine to promote my short film "Never My Love", talk about my inspirations and my hopes for the future of cinema. Give it a read! https://wildfilmmaker.com/never-my-love-exclusive-interview-with-nicolo-grasso/29 Dec 2025 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb4rtx7yas2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3mab4tr5qo22wLast great news of the year: Never My Love will be screened at the iconic Babylon Kino as part of the Berlin Short Film Festival in February! To have this be shown on the same screen where I watched Metropolis and Fire Walk With Me is a true pleasure. Hope to see some Berlin friends there!18 Dec 2025 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mab4tr5qo22whttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3m7z6ulja6225In the final episode of 2025 for Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by Rafael Felix to discuss Cormac McCarthy's The Road, and the 2009 adaptation. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/77VcCH3dWIr60VSQUL6NcG?si=4d0ced1045764094 YouTube: youtu.be/5xGcxLSZFCA15 Dec 2025 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7z6ulja6225https://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3m7clkq7npk2y2 years after filming wrapped and 1 year after its festival run, my short film Phantom Touch is now available for free! A long-distance relationship slowly crumbles from afar as the couple reminisces about the last time they saw each other. Vimeo: vimeo.com/887936963 YouTube: youtu.be/V_0C-FfTMRw https://vimeo.com/887936963?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci06 Dec 2025 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7clkq7npk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3m6tjwt47mc2hLooking for new guests in 2026 for my "book vs film" podcast, dissecting any and all kinds of adaptations. If anyone is interested, drop a comment or DM me and we can set something up.30 Nov 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6tjwt47mc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3m6ef3hieo22lIn this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by Jakub Flasz to discuss Stephen King's The Running Man, and the 1987 and 2025 adaptations. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1opGISIQ8cOojkXVPI3CuW?si=d27d901442f64526 YouTube: youtu.be/rDOpWq3WDQE24 Nov 2025 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ef3hieo22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3m5sxcbhy6s2iIn this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by Carson Timar and Hillary White to talk about Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and the 1931, 1994, and 2025 adaptations. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1gGg3YCK8jpe3GH2VPwS2r?si=10565f9e47234c19 YouTube: youtu.be/aqsk4lvPO7M17 Nov 2025 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5sxcbhy6s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3m5ba3oti422kIn this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by Carson Timar and Tuomas Kiiskinen to talk about Thomas Savage's The Power of the Dog and the 2021 Jane Campion adaptation. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zXiY6tHGiRpmyGzV0HlFp?si=b1597a8d89154652 YouTube: youtu.be/IOdRiqmbRGc10 Nov 2025 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ba3oti422khttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3m4pn6ntjbc2kIn this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by Tayls to discuss the 1997 Ryū Murakami novel Audition, and the 1999 Takashi Miike adaptation. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0iefagIPfN4wC2yIDiqr9X?si=895e9c8083e1481e YouTube: youtu.be/1FNgN5UZw3M03 Nov 2025 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4pn6ntjbc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3m4ahtemxuk24In this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by Anthony Leroy to discuss "Who Goes There" by John W. Campbell, the 1951 Howard Hawks adaptation, and the 1982 John Carpenter remake. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7FbfhFRCTbYUu6GPU7CQYJ?si=5a7002c350eb4c1c YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50IqWDy6MmI28 Oct 2025 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4ahtemxuk24https://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3m32nkq27cc2vIn this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by Randy Burrows and Jak-Luke Sharp to discuss the 1959 novel Psycho by Robert Bloch, the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock classic, and the Gus Van Sant remake. Give it a listen! Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xOMNfEBxKQ6sWiGpsMZh4?si=2455f6b6b7a54914 YouTube: youtu.be/_j9jR7roQeE13 Oct 2025 07:04 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m32nkq27cc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3m2j3cqsk5k24In this episode of the pod, we are joined by host of the Uncut Gems podcast Jakub Flasz (@jakubflasz.bsky.social) to discuss the 1979 Stephen King/Richard Bachman novel The Long Walk, and the 2025 Francis Lawrence adaptation. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7AxFEMH3mCvpjR8fhb4u3M?si=a12adff9b11c42f3 YouTube: youtu.be/kDPt6puJpuc06 Oct 2025 07:22 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2j3cqsk5k24https://bsky.app/profile/nickygra97.bsky.social/post/3lzg7gydgyk2oIn this episode of Anatomy of an Adaptation, we are joined by critic Chris Santon to discuss the 2020 Stephen King novella The Life of Chuck, and the 2025 Mike Flanagan adaptation. YouTube: youtu.be/jKNWxBMqeRs Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6sX1mpYM03Fin7Df3nVbko?si=S8d647XcSfCY-hl3_84gZw22 Sep 2025 10:33 +0000at://did:plc:vmclpfxm72vx3msh6tle2tbu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzg7gydgyk2o