Malcolm Occhetto was born on October 4, 1970 in Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He graduated from the Roberto Rossellini-Cine TV Film School of Rome as a Camera Operator. He also studied in Los Angeles where he started working as an Assistant Cameraman for such films as
Doublecross on Costa's Island (1997),
Cyberdorm (1997) and
Ancient Warriors (2003). He also worked as a Cinematographer for
DeKronos - Il demone del tempo (2005). He died on October 23, 2022 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.