“Alex” By Luca Spreafico
“Alex” tells us of a woman reliving and working through a trauma. Inspired by EMDR therapy, the film looks at abandonment during childhood as something that is likely to accompany us into adulthood. Through an experimental, movement-led approach, “Alex” takes us on a journey into the human psyche.
From the music composition and fashion design to the photography and choice of location, everything about “Alex” is thought up to recreate a dreamlike scenario. Shot in a historical villa in the Lombard region of Italy, the film employs dance as a release tool to work through one’s traumas. Lead character and dancer Silvia Bonavigo thus challenges her fears by interacting with the space around her through a series of choreographed movements. A collaboration with Italian label Kappe by Federica Bonifaci, the iconic capes of the mono product brand were selected to emphasise and complement the wearer’s gestures.
Breaking away from pre-established video genres, “Alex” finds itself at a crossroad between fashion film, short film and dance video. The film is a personal project and the director’s first narrative work. Commenting on the production, Spreafico states: “Alex has been in the pipeline for quite some time. It’s a project that has helped me to experiment with a different format and move closer to the content I want to create in the future as a director and photographer”.
Credits
Writer, Director: Luca Spreafico
Cast:
Silvia Bonavigo, Eugenia Caruso, Alessandra Sbordoni
Director of Photography: Alessandro Ubaldi
Editing and VFX: Federica Intelisano
Colour Grading: Daniel Palluca
Production: The Blink Fish
Executive Producer: Lorenzo Majno
Line Producer: Marco Agensi
Production Manager: Natalia Troni
1st AD: Niccolò di Guida
Camera Assistant: Andrea Pedrinelli
Steadycam: Armando Avallone
VTR: Francesco Rosiglioni
Electrician: Luca Pardini
Gaffer: Valerio Vigo
Set Designer: Gabriele Cavalchi
Art Assistant: Marco Orlando
Prop Master: Mattia Venturelli
Stylist: Federica Bonifaci
Choreographer: Olivia Lucchini
Make-up: Maria Carlini
Composer: Riccardo Amorese
Sound Recording and Sound Design: Edoardo Bianchi
Production Assistants:
Lora Brugioli, Koen Revet, Claudia Romano, Nikki de Macker
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