Francesco Carrozzini on His Venice AI Doc ‘Be Brave’ and Why ‘The Human Has to Come First’ (EXCLUSIVE)

The doc about Renzo Rosso, founder of the Diesel fashion brand, is among the first AI features to launch from a top-tier film festival.

By Nick Vivarelli

Nick Vivarelli

International Correspondent

Latest

• Francesco Carrozzini on His Venice AI Doc ‘Be Brave’ and Why ‘The Human Has to Come First’ (EXCLUSIVE) 1 hour ago
• Laura Dern Set to Honor George Clooney During Venice Film Festival Opening Ceremony 23 hours ago
• Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters, Nobel Prize Winner Annie Ernaux and More Sign Open Letter Calling for Venice Film Festival to Take ‘Concrete Action’ in Support of Palestine 3 days ago

New York-based Italian director Francesco Carrozzini is heading to the Venice Film Festival with “Be Brave” an 85-minute portrait of Renzo Rosso, founder of the Diesel fashion brand. The groundbreaking doc uses AI in a way that “can still live within a space of emotion and storytelling,” he says.

“Be Brave” portrays Rosso as a visionary underdog who went against the grain and rose from poverty to owning a fashion empire. Carrozzini did not shoot a single frame of his protagonist, instead recreating Rosso at different stages of his life using AI.

Related Stories

The Asian American Foundation and Sundance Institute Announce 2026 Cohort Fellows and Scholars