Fondazione MAST is pleased to welcome Andrew Davis, the renowned American director of The Fugitive.
Following the screening of his documentary Mentors – Tony and Santi, an intimate portrait of the long-standing friendship and professional bond between legendary photographers Tony Vaccaro and Santi Visalli, Davis will conclude the evening by retracing the key milestones of his career in conversation with Gian Luca Farinelli, Director of the Cineteca di Bologna.
MENTORS – TONY & SANTI Andrew Davis, USA, 2020, 51’, o.v. with subtitles
Mentors tells the story of the long friendship and professional bond between two legendary photographers, Tony Vaccaro and Santi Visalli, who captured some of the most iconic photographs of the last century. Starting with Tony’s shots as a war photographer under General Patton during World War II, and Santi’s 1957 jeep expedition around the world, the film also features portraits of famous figures and covers for major magazines and newspapers such as Look, Life, The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, and Forbes.
The documentary retraces the life journey of two friends and photographers through thousands of images and faces: Enzo Ferrari, Pablo Picasso, JFK, and Sophia Loren, captured by Tony; and five U.S. presidents, Federico Fellini, Muhammad Ali, Louis Armstrong, and Andy Warhol, photographed by Santi.
A long career for both, who never forgot the importance of family, friends, and love.
In collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna.
FREE ADMISSION BY RESERVATION
Andrew Davis, coming from a family of actors, graduated in journalism and began his film career as an assistant to Haskell Wexler, from whom he inherited a realistic approach. After establishing himself as a director of photography, he made his directorial debut with Stony Island (1978). He went on to direct various action films, including Code of Silence (1985) with Chuck Norris, Above the Law (1988) with Steven Seagal, and Under Siege (1992), a major box office success. His best-known film is The Fugitive (1993), starring Harrison Ford, which received seven Academy Award nominations. He continued with thrillers such as A Perfect Murder (1998) and Collateral Damage (2002). With Holes (2003), based on a young adult novel, he reached a broader audience. In 2006, he directed The Guardian, inspired by the U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers. In 2024, he published his first novel, Disturbing the Bones, a geopolitical thriller.
