Diego Ongaro is a French film director living in rural Connecticut. Bob and the Trees, his first feature film, premiered at Sundance’15 and won the top prize at Karlovy Vary. Down with the King, his second feature film in which a famous rapper burned out by stardom seeks a new life in the countryside, premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, won the Grand Prix at the Deauville Film Festival and was acquired by Sony Pictures Worldwide for distribution. AO Scott at the NY Times named the film one of the ten best films of 2022.