A 20-year friendship binds Ben, a European filmmaker, and Negi, an Indian Buddhist, both affected by tragedy. Seeking spiritual guidance to cope with death, Ben revisits his family’s past and his relationship with his father. As clear answers fade, he confronts life’s role and the universal need to accept mortality beyond cultural and religious borders.
Beniamino Casagrande - 1985 IT
Beniamino Casagrande - 1985 IT
Since 2016, he has worked as a Key Grip for German and Italian film productions and commercials. He was the cinematographer for Stefano Lisci’s documentaries Bar Mario (2016) and Luca+Silvana (2019). The Toad and the Diamond is his first feature documentary as writer and director.
