NUMBER ZERO. The Origins of Italian Rap
NUMBER ZERO. The Origins of Italian Rap
In the 1980s, the powerful, unstoppable wave of hip hop crossed the Atlantic Ocean and broke onto European shores. A few years later, rap began to take hold in Italy too, with the first Italian record being released in 1990. This saw the dawning of a golden age which saw the music move from the underworld of counterculture towards a much wider and varied audience, through masterpieces from the likes of Sangue Misto, the perennial Kaos and Colle der Fomento, up to the commercial success of the likes of Neffa, Frankie Hi-Nrg, Sottotono and Articolo 31, as well as the early work of a young Fabri Fibra. Then, suddenly, total darkness at the beginning of the new century. But why? A unique age of musical creativity recounted by the leading players themselves and narrated by a great freestyler who grew up and honed his skills with these musicians: Ensi.
Italy 2015, col, 90' by Enrico Bisi
Producton Withstand in collaboration with Zenit Arti Audiovisive
With the support by Film Commission Torino Piemonte
Director: Enrico Bisi
Produced by: Davide Ferazza
Executive production: Francesca Portalupi
Archive research: Alessandro Giorgio
Sound: Marco Montano
Sound editing: Fabio Coggiola
Editing: Stefano Cravero (a.m.c)
DOP: Simon Luca Chiotti
Voice over: Ensi
Second unit: Vassili Spiropoulos
Scenography: Michela Natella
Editing assistant: Benedetta Marchiori
Sound: Marco Montano, Fabio Coggiola, Andrea Philip Viali, Angelo Galeano
Line producer: Tommaso Dragoni
Graphic design and motion design: DeeMo
Color: Marco Fantozzi
Mix/Editing audio: Fabio Coggiola
Technical Rentals: AMG International, SGM srl
Post Production: Gagarin Post
With: Ensi, Ice One, ESA, Tormento, NextOne, Kaos, Fabri Fibra, Neffa, DeeMo, Militant A, J-Ax, Frankie HI NRG, Albertino, Paola Zukar, Danno, Fish, Double S, Fritz Da Cat.
Awards
Biografilm Festival 2015, Audience Award e Premio Speciale Unipol Biografilm CollectionFestivals
Salina DOC FestSguardi sul Reale
Soundscreen Film Festival
Documentaria Noto
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