Menotti studied art in Bologna, semiotics in Berlin and filmmaking in New York. He published the graphic novel Europa as well as many comics and illustrations in Il Manifesto, L'Espresso, Frigidaire, Comic Art, Blue. As a screenwriter he created the TV series Zero (2021) for Netflix and Vita da Carlo (2021) for Amazon Prime Video. He wrote a number of feature films, including Benedetta follia (2018), Non ci resta che il crimine (2019), La Befana vien di notte: Le origini (2021), and Lo chiamavano Jeeg Robot (2015), nominated for best screenplay and winner of seven David di Donatello awards in 2016.
