Luca Dipierro is an Italian animator and illustrator . Dipierro grew up in Merano , in Northern Italy , a few blocks from the Pension Ottoburg , where Franz Kafka wrote some of his Letters to Milena . Dipierro 's cut-out animations , filmed in stop motion with marionettes made out of paper and old book cloth , have been called " a perfect balance of creepy and charming " ( '' Huffington Post '' ) . His work has been shown in theaters , galleries , and film festivals in the United States and Europe : notably the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival , the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino , and the Portland Film Festival
Portland Film Festival
Portland Film Festival
Luca Dipierro