Radio Caterina
Role: Montaggio, Color Grading, Animazioni
The Brief
September 8, 1943: Marshal Badoglio announces the armistice. Italian soldiers who refuse to continue fighting alongside Nazi Germany are deported to prison camps in Germany. Inside Stalag XB in Sandbostel, a group of officers manages to build a clandestine radio — Radio Caterina. A documentary for History Channel, directed by David Orlandelli.
The Challenge
Managing the entire post-production pipeline for a broadcast documentary, entirely from Rome: narrative editing from heterogeneous material (interviews, historical archive footage, original footage shot at the actual locations), coherent color grading across visually very different sources, and graphic animations that supported the narrative without weighing it down.
The Solution
Integrated editing-color-graphics workflow in DaVinci Resolve, with After Effects passes for more complex animations. The advantage of managing everything in a single pipeline allowed rapid iterations with production and stylistic coherence across the entire documentary. Directed by David Orlandelli. Produced by David Orlandelli and History Channel, in collaboration with MM Productions.
The Result
Documentary completed and broadcast on History Channel. Winner at Portugal Indie Film Festival 2025 (Best Documentary), finalist at ARFF Berlin 2024 (Best Documentary Feature). The integrated workflow optimized post-production timelines while maintaining required broadcast quality.
Trailer — Radio Caterina
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