Born in Tortona on May 24, 1971, Fausto Caviglia graduated in Political Science from the University of Milan in 1998. During his studies, he cultivated a strong passion for music and audiovisual language, which led him to undertake an internship with the renowned music television program Roxy Bar. This experience provided his first direct contact with the world of media production and encouraged him to pursue a career in communication.

He worked for several years as a copywriter in the creative department of Dolci Advertising, where he refined his storytelling and conceptual skills—tools that would later prove fundamental to his work as a director. Driven by the desire to turn his passion into a profession, he attended courses in directing and screenwriting at Cinelife in Milan, strengthening his technical foundations and beginning his professional collaborations. He worked as an assistant director both in Italy and abroad, collaborating with various filmmakers and gaining experience on international sets that broadened his creative perspective and working methods.

In 2004, he officially began his career as a filmmaker, directing his first awarded music video. This successful debut led him to continue directing short films, documentaries, and music videos, participating in numerous national and international film festivals and earning recognition for the originality of his style and the sensitivity of the themes he explores.

Of particular significance are his documentaries focusing on autism, Tramondi and Francesco e Bjorn, works that combine narrative rigor with deep human empathy, contributing to greater awareness of a still underrepresented subject. 

In 2012, he directed the documentary Ciao Italia, which was released theatrically in Berlin, Milan, Rome, and Florence, confirming his ability to tell intimate stories with an international scope.

In 2025, he directed Un sogno italiano, a documentary produced by Orisa Produzioni which tells the story of Italian immigration to Germany, exploring its human, social, and cultural impact through the experiences of its protagonists.

He currently lives and works between Milan and Berlin, where he continues to develop new projects and collaborate with Italian and German production companies, pursuing a visual and narrative research that combines storytelling, music, and a strong attention to reality.