Biografia
Renowned for his innovative approach, Boris Acosta's films based on The Divine Comedy remain faithful to the original narrative, yet visually unparalleled to date. He has gained significant recognition in Hollywood and among Dantologists worldwide for creating films that genuinely capture Dante's vision—an achievement unmatched since 1911. Acosta is highly regarded in Hollywood for his dedication, passion, and integrity.
Boris Acosta extensively studied The Divine Comedy and all minor works by Dante Alighieri in the original vernacular Italian (Volgare italiano). He also explored other major Italian literary works and earned a degree in Italian Literature from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
In 2008, Acosta accomplished what no Italian had in 700 years: he secured a posthumous pardon for Dante Alighieri from exile by petitioning Matteo Renzi, then Mayor of Florence.
A U.S. citizen, Boris Acosta is fluent in English, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, and comes from Italian and Portuguese heritage.
Although he has spent much of his life in the United States, Acosta has also lived in Italy, Austria, Canada, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina, traveling extensively worldwide.
From the age of eight, Acosta embarked on his filmmaking journey, wearing multiple creative hats. Experimenting with an 8-inch magnifying glass, he initially burned paper and grass in the sun before envisioning a better use. With his grandfather’s help, he built a wooden box with a magnifying glass mounted on one end and a light source at the back. He created a large roll of comic strips by gluing together cutouts from two identical comic magazines, placed it between the light and magnifying glass, and projected the images onto a wall—his first homemade projector, and arguably his first film. Later, he acted in a college production and, after graduation, produced several math tutorial films. Piece by piece, his path led him to the film industry as producer and director of one of the most compelling Christian stories ever told: The Divine Comedy—Dante's Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise.
