NYFA Alum Francesca Scorsese Stars in HBO’s ‘We Are Who We Are’

September 30, 2020

New York Film Academy (NYFA) alum Francesca Scorsese breaks out in her first-ever TV series as Britney in Luca Guadagnino’s new miniseries We Are Who We Are for HBO.

We Are Who We Are marks Guadagnino’s first TV show after directing critically acclaimed films Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria. The series is a coming-of-age story set at an army base in Italy and follows the exhilaration and pitfalls of becoming a teenager. The series premiered on September 14, 2020 on HBO and also features Jack Dylan Grazer, Chloë Sevigny, Alice Braga, and Scott Mescudi (a.k.a Kid Cudi).

NYFA Alum Francesca Scorsese in ‘We Are Who We Are’ (Photo Credit: HBO)

Scorsese studied at NYFA’s New York City campus from 2012-2014 in NYFA’s Filmmaking Camps for Kids and TeensWe Are Who We Are is Scorsese’s first TV project, having also starred in Wolf at The Door and landing smaller roles in projects helmed by her father, famed director Martin Scorsese, which include: Boardwalk Empire, Hugo, and The Aviator.

Scorsese in ‘We Are Who We Are’ (Photo Credit: Alessio Bolzoni/HBO)

NYFA would like to congratulate alum Francesca Scorsese on her breakout role as Britney in the new miniseries We Are Who We Are, now appearing on HBO and streaming on HBO Max.

Watch the full trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s We Are Who We Are below or click here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6VAQ6LdnKs&feature=emb_title