Romina Cenisio is a filmmaker and art director based in NYC and Rome, known for her ability to capture visually striking stories with authenticity and depth. From commercial to narrative, she works from a wide range of experience and is able to adapt her background to the needs of each project. This allows her to approach subjects through a fresh perspective while visualizing a cohesive landscape from start to finish.
In 2025, her short film Red Sands won three awards, making it an Oscar-qualifying film and securing distribution with PBS. Her reported writing has been featured in Atlas Obscura, Atmos, Beyond Noise and Soho House Health Club.
Drawn to the edges of culture and ecology, she brings a rigorous cinematic flair to stories rooted in identity and belonging—and what it takes to preserve them. As the daughter of working-class immigrants from Southern Italy who became factory workers on the U.S.–Mexico border, her tricultural vantage point informs her intimate approach and steady commitment to documenting intricate stories.
Reel can be found below.
Services
Directing (commercial and documentary)
Creative & Art Direction
Creative Research & Development
Branding & Visual Identity
Environmental & Cultural Journalism
Client List
Victoria’s Secret
Rihanna
Calvin Klein
Savage X Fenty
Alexander Wang
Claire’s
Nike
NatGeo
Luar
*All client work is the property of the company that hired Romina Cenisio for creative services and is shown here for portfolio purposes only.*