We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Carlo Carere. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Carlo below.

Carlo , thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Are you happy as a creative professional? Do you sometimes wonder what it would be like to work for someone else?

As an artist, I spend every day committed to exploring the world and sharing what I have learned with others via story and craft. I’m committed and excited, and each day brings something new!

That said, prior to being an artist, I had another unusual job: I was a Captain in the Carabinieri, which is the Italian National Police Force, somewhat similar to the FBI.

In that job, I investigated mafia, domestic terrorism, kidnappings, murders… I was stationed with NATO Peacekeepers as a European Union Police Force representative. Every day – and night! – was also a surprise. I committed there as well: to justice, to fairness, to helping people.

I still want to help people, very much. Now I seek to galvanize change through people’s hearts. Novels, films and television can change the way people see things: with more compassion, with an open-heart.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

I am a screenwriter, actor, and now producer as well. I’m also a published author in Italy.

I primarily tell stories that have elements of thriller and supernatural, although I also do plenty of grounded sci-fi, action, crime and the occasional comedy.

Currently, you can watch a film I produced and starred in on Roku, Tubi, Xumo, Fawesome, Plex and many more: NEAR DEATH. Trigger Warning: it is a scary movie that deals with themes of violence and suicide. But I’m proud of all the places it’s streaming.

What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?

I feel that the number one thing we can do to better support artists and creatives is something that we can do to also help communities in general.

I love the US, my adopted home! I’m a US Citizen now, and proud of it.

But one thing I see in European cities that I think could help us come together here in the US is car-free public squares.

If you go to Warsaw, Rome, Frankfurt… cities both small and large… there are public squares where people of all kinds come together. Young couples, old couples, romantic couples, parents and children. Performing artists. People have their phones and devices, but they are not necessarily glued to their screens. They are checking in with each other, experiencing their community.

I feel that we need more community spaces that are inviting for people to use. I loved the initiative of putting pianos around LA a while back. I feel that if we had better public transportation, better public spaces, and a reason for people to put the phone down…

We could better support one another, let alone artists.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative?

I think it’s important for “non-creatives” to understand that the journey of an artist has no set pathway, but many rewards. Before I pivoted from law enforcement to artist, I myself did not think it would be so up and down, so difficult. I was used to the pathway where you work toward certain signposts, you achieve those results, and you are rewarded with the next level in your career.

It is not so with artists. But that said, artists are incredibly resilient and strong in their vulnerability and creativity. They must be in order to keep going. The rewards are there, but it’s incredibly important that any person- be they creative or “normie” – remembers their “why.”

WHY are you doing what you are doing? Let that feed you as well as any potential success!

Contact Info:

• Website: https://carereentertainment.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlo.carere
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlocarer
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlo-carere-27454329/
• Other: carlocarere.com

Image Credits
Carlo at the piano: on the set of Francis Ford Coppola’s Distant Vision, in the role of Z’Peppin