Born in Udine in 1982, Carlo Zoratti graduated in Interaction Design from Turin University. He worked in the Interactive department at Fabrica, the Benetton center for communication founded by Oliviero Toscani, before freelancing in the Netherlands, Italy and Germany. He has directed several video clips, took part in setting up the web-TV Pronti Al Peggio and was artistic director for the 2013 tour by Italian singer-songwriter Jovanotti. He lives in Berlin and The Special Need is his first full-length feature.