▁using ▁his ▁family ▁as ▁his ▁phot ographic ▁subjects . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁A pert ure ▁published ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁this ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁book ▁titled ▁“ Short ▁St ories ”. ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Contempor ary ▁Art ▁in ▁Rome ▁( MA C RO ) ▁presented ▁a ▁solo ▁exhibition ▁of ▁Vent ura ' s ▁work ▁titled ▁" Lo ▁Zu avo ▁S com par so ". ▁A ▁book ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁is ▁published ▁by ▁P unct um . ▁ ▁Canadian ▁film maker ▁Helen ▁Do yle ▁included ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Vent ura ▁in ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁movie ▁“ An ▁Ocean ▁of ▁Im ages ” ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Television ▁dedicated ▁a ▁short ▁document ary ▁to ▁Vent ura ' s ▁work ▁that ▁was ▁transm itted ▁on ▁Swiss ▁National ▁Television . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁document ary ▁film - maker , ▁Erik ▁Van ▁Emp el , ▁directed ▁a ▁full - length ▁document ary ▁on ▁Vent ura ▁titled ▁“ Pa olo ▁Vent ura : ▁The ▁Van ishing ▁Man ” ▁which ▁won ▁The ▁Prix ▁Italia ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁as ▁the ▁best ▁movie ▁in ▁the ▁TV ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁category . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁Vent ura ▁began ▁his ▁first ▁collaboration ▁in ▁the ater . ▁Working ▁with ▁director ▁Rob ▁Ash ford , ▁he ▁realized ▁the ▁scen ography ▁for ▁Rod gers ▁and ▁Ham mer stein ’ s ▁“ Car ousel ” ▁at ▁the ▁Ly ric ▁Opera