Dino Longo Sabanovic

Sabanovic's career didn't start with a studio greenlight or a drama school showcase. It started with a phone. *The Tempest* (2018) — written, directed by, and featuring Sabanovic in the lead role — was shot on an iPhone 7, a decision that could've read as a gimmick but didn't. The Rome Prisma Film Awards took notice, and the film picked up wins at several festivals, which gave Sabanovic's name a foothold in the international short film circuit. From there, he moved into acting work on longer-form projects. *Under the God part 1* and *Scappo a casa*, both released in 2019, show a performer willing to take on varied material across what appears to be both Italian and broader European productions. The 2026 film *The Monster Within* marks his most recent screen credit — a 6.2-rated project (Rotten Tomatoes / IMDb) that extends his run as an on-screen presence even as he continues developing work behind the camera. He's described his own practice as centered on visual storytelling through silence and cinema — a phrase that's easy to dismiss as promotional copy but actually tracks with what *The Tempest* pulled off technically. One iPhone. No crew infrastructure. Awards anyway. That's not nothing.