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FATHER FIGURES
An award-winning short film about a son who makes a mistake in his relationship, and then a group of his father figures in Heaven compete over who should send him a sign to help fix it.
THE LAST WORD
A $0 budget short film about two people with OCD struggling to fall asleep when they find themselves at the start of a developing romance.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO THIS
An award-wining short film about James, a feeble and cowardly son of a mob boss, who is forced to make a life-altering decision, while the man he’s been assigned to kill manipulates him into making a different, unexpected choice.
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THE FRESH START
An award-winning short film about a man who gets a chance at a fresh start in Purgatory.
Written & Directed by Robert Sartori
ABOUT
I’m an award-winning writer & director known for the short films Father Figures, The Fresh Start, and You Don’t Have To Do This. I’ve been recognized at film festivals and screenwriting competitions around the country, with my most notable achievement being my script for Father Figures selected as a screenplay finalist at HollyShorts, an Oscar-qualifying film festival.
I create stories that revolve around the most pertinent truths in my life, ranging from thoughts on the afterlife, the importance of owning your decisions, the anatomy of fatherhood, the ability to overcome mistakes, and more. These stories are told with a tone of comedy and drama, and hopefully compare to what you might see on a show like Scrubs, Bojack Horseman, Shrinking, or DAVE. If you want a deeper sense of my style and story interest, the only superhero or even action movie I ever liked was Hancock.
I received a Television Writing certificate at New York University in 2020, where I wrote my first film, The Fresh Start, as well as many other spec scripts on this website.I’ve held a passion for film and television since I mistakenly realized that I wanted to be a writer, not a doctor, after finishing my favorite television show Scrubs in high school. I was captivated by the actor’s and writer’s ability to encapsulate a wide range of emotions, both comedic and dramatic, in such a short amount of time. It was inspiring to watch and study. I was also relieved that I didn’t want to be a doctor because that seemed hard and expensive.
















