Christian Letruria is an Italian director and writer. Since 2001, he has worked across cinematic documentaries, docuseries, commercials, branded content and television formats, building a career that combines real-life storytelling, visual language and contemporary narrative.
His work is rooted in a documentary approach, shaped by a strong cinematic sensibility. Characters, conflict, memory, transformation and identity are at the core of stories designed for television audiences, platforms, brands and documentary cinema.
He has collaborated with Sky, Discovery, Rai, Mediaset and La7, directing crime, sports, music, institutional and branded projects. His most notable works include Il delitto di Ponticelli, nominated for the 2023 Globi d’Oro, Sarah – La ragazza di Avetrana, a Sky Original produced by Groenlandia, Grip, produced for Discovery+ with Ricemedia and Dorna, and Sakara – Back to Brazil, a docuseries for Discovery Network.
In 2025, he directed Inchieste in movimento, two prime-time specials for La7 with Federico Rampini, and worked on Giochi 2026 – Il viaggio del tempo, a branded project produced for Ferrovie dello Stato, Sky and Cattleya.
Alongside his documentary work, he directs commercials, commercial content and branded projects, collaborating with brands and companies such as Pirelli, Prometeon, MV Agusta, Ducati, Autostrade and Nike. In these projects, he brings the same narrative perspective developed through documentary filmmaking: creating distinctive images, shaping an identity and turning a message into a story.
His work moves between reality and staging, with the aim of creating films, series and content that combine narrative precision, visual strength and empathy.
SELECTED WORKS
DOCUMENTARY / DOCUSERIES
"Il delitto di Ponticelli"
Four-part docuseries — Sky / Groenlandia
Director
"Sarah – La ragazza di Avetrana"
Four-part documentary series — Sky Original / Groenlandia
Director, Writer
"Olimpiadi 2026 — Il viaggio del tempo"
Three-part documentary series for Trenitalia and the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games — Cattleya
Director
"Grip"
Documentary series on the Superbike World Championship — Discovery+ / Ricemedia / Dorna
Director, Writer
"Connessioni Pericolose"
Documentary series 2 seasons —  Sky / Groenlandia
"Chi credete che io sia"
Documentary series — Rai 3 / Hangar
"Sakara – Back to Brazil"
Six-part documentary series — Discovery Network / Red Carpet
Director
"Sakara The Fighter"
Documentary project — Discovery Network / Red Carpet
Director, Writer"21x17 – Geometry of Justice"
Documentary
Producer, Writer, Director
COMMERCIALS / BRANDED CONTENT
Meet the Titans
ADV series — Pirelli / Prometeon
Editorial Consultant
Nike – Capoccioni Race
Viral series — Nike / Briciola
Director
Heineken – Marry Me
Viral commercial with Manuela Arcuri and Claudia Gerini
Producer, Editor, Director
Barilla Acqua
Corporate commercial — Zodiak Active
Director
Subdued Christmas
Advertising campaign — Subdued
Director, Editor
Subdued Goes To
Advertising campaign — Subdued
Director, Editor
Nuova Pomigliano Fiat
Corporate film — Fiat / Hill & Knowlton / Blank
"Allegretto Made in Italy"
Music video cultural project with Nicola Piovani and the Italian Orchestra of Cinema
Director, Writer


TELEVISION / FACTUAL / ENTERTAINMENT
Inchieste in movimento
Two prime-time specials with Federico Rampini — La7
Director
I Vinili di…
Eight-part studio format — Rai 1 / Pesci Combattenti
Director
Enigma
Four-part sci-fi studio format — Italia 1 / Pesci Combattenti
Director

Che ci faccio qui
Factual / documentary programme with Domenico Iannacone — Rai 3 / Hangar TV
Director
Giochi da matti
Six-part comedy/factual series — Sky Blaze / Ascent Film
Creator, Writer, Director
Online – Connessioni pericolose
Two-season crime series — Crime+Investigation / Sky / Ascent Film
Director
Italian Pro Surfer
Six-part docu-talent show — Italia 1
Format Creator, Writer, Director
X Factor
Prime-time show — Sky / Fremantle
Writer, Clip Director
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