Who To Love
Film Screening & Ticket Information
When & Where to See this Film!
Visibly Introspective: A series of soul searchers
April 26, 2024 @ 4:15PM • MoMI – Redstone
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Synopsis
Logline: Music, memories, and nightmares intertwine in a haunting, disorienting journey.
Synopsis: While performing in a live TV concert, Adalyn (Greta Scarano), who grapples with anxiety, depression, and extreme paranoia, experiences a dissociative episode. Her reality transforms, blurring the lines between past and present. Time itself seems to unravel as Adalyn’s haunting memories and nightmares weave into a surreal tapestry fueled by drugs and alcohol. The resulting shattered symphony is a harrowing representation of Adalyn’s mental state.
WHO TO LOVE is a long-form video created alongside a soon-to-be-released album by the same title. The film was written by and starring Grammy and Golden Globe-winning artist/producer Dave Stewart, with Greta Scarano and Mokadelic, directed by Giorgio Testi.
Credits
- Giorgio Testi, Director, Blur “Live at Hyde Park,” Oasis “What’s Your Story,” Afterhours “Hai paura del buio? – Il film,” Noi siamo Afterhours, Calcutta “Tutti in piedi,” Guitar Hero Live, The Killers “Wonderful Walk,” Nick Drake “Songs in a conversation,” Chiusi Fuori, Salmo “Waterworld,” Harry Potter 20th Anniversary “Return to Hogwarts,” Mahmood, Salmo “Questo è”
- Dave Stewart, Producer, Songland, Living the Life, Malibu Country, Ringo Starr: Off the Record, Rock Legends: Platinum Weird, Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams, Superheavy, The Ringmaster General, Battle Olympia, The Canary Effect, 46664 – 1 Minute of Art to Aids, Deep Blues, Eurythmics: Greatest Hits
- Leonardo Godano, Producer, La bella stagione, Feliz Navidad, Niente Orchidee
- Cecilia Passa, ProducerLa bella stagione
- Greta Scarano, Key Cast, “Adalyn”, I migliori giorni, Feliz Navidad, Circeo, La Cena Perfetta
- Dave Stewart, Writer, Songland, Living the Life, Malibu Country, Ringo Starr: Off the Record, Rock Legends: Platinum Weird, Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams, Superheavy, The Ringmaster General, Battle Olympia, The Canary Effect, 46664 – 1 Minute of Art to Aids, Deep Blues, Eurythmics: Greatest Hits
- Greta Scarano, Writer, I migliori giorni, Feliz Navidad, Circeo, La Cena Perfetta
- Dave Stewart, Music, Songland, Living the Life, Malibu Country, Ringo Starr: Off the Record, Rock Legends: Platinum Weird, Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams, Superheavy, The Ringmaster General, Battle Olympia, The Canary Effect, 46664 – 1 Minute of Art to Aids, Deep Blues, Eurythmics: Greatest Hits
- Luca Previtali, Editor, JoyCut Robert Smith’s Meltdown, Andrea Bocelli: Believe in Christmas Magic, La Paz del Futuro
Luca Ciuti, Director of Photography, London Spy, Latvia, Shadows in the Sun
Cinema Collet, Festival Strategist
Director Statement
WHO TO LOVE the album was born out of Dave Stewart’s collaboration with Mokadelic and Greta Scarano. I instantly fell in love with the music and joined the team with a strong sense of how I wanted to help tell the album’s visual story.
It was important that the music remained the spine of the film’s journey. In order to translate this cinematically, I decided to make the music partly soundtrack and partly diegetic, two layers overlapping to form an organic experience.
The music of WHO TO LOVE was created during the pandemic, and my goal was to vividly bring to life Adalyn’s struggles, and the experience of anxiety and loneliness, which we all grew to understand during that time.
I hope that WHO TO LOVE serves as a catharsis for those dealing with feelings of isolation and a reminder that art of all kinds can help us persevere through our darkest times.
Director Biography
Giorgio Testi has built an international career directing live films with a cinematic approach. His work has been nominated at the Grammys (Blur “No Distance Left to Run”), Emmys (Harry Potter 20th anniversary “Return to Hogwarts), Baftas (Guitar Hero Live) and many other awards. Over the past 15 years, Giorgio has collaborated with some of the most iconic artists in the world: Rolling Stones, The Killers, Gorillaz, Andrea Bocelli, Amy Winehouse, The 1975 to name but a few.
WHO TO LOVE is Testi’s latest short film, created alongside a soon-to-be-released album by the same title, written by and starring Grammy and Golden Globe-winning artist/producer Dave Stewart, Greta Scarano, and Mokadelic.
