Simone Cignitti was born in Rome in 1998. He graduated in filmmaking from Officina delle Arti Pier Paolo Pasolini. He directed short movies and videoclips. He was first assistant director of the documentary Non chiudete quella porta (2024), winner of Best Italian Documentary at RIFF 2024. He directed the short film Manolo (2025), World Première at Alice nella Città 2025.