Fashion Film Premiere: Not(e) for a Dreamer

Not(e) for a Dreamer is the latest film by award-winning director Enrico Poli, produced by the London-based production company White Coat. The film uses the changing of seasons as a reflection of the transition from childhood into adulthood. Lead character Anaïs voices her feelings with a mixture of anticipation and anxiety. She’s fully aware that things are changing, though not entirely sure to what extent. Each season represents a specific time in one’s life: spring full of the carelessness of youth; summer full of opportunities but tinged with sadness as autumn approaches; autumn and winter representing the shift into adulthood where we struggle as we long for the past and accept change as part of being human.

If spring belongs to the senses, the end of summer belongs to reason. I fall somewhere in between

Not(e) for a Dreamer excels with its sublime visual language and sound design which connects with the viewer on an emotional level. The film was shot in Greve in Chianti in Italy making use of natural and available light only as a way to achieve a realistic, yet poetic look. The cinematography complements and enriches the nostalgic feel of the film, in which shots and framing play a key role in the unfolding of the story. Not(e) for a Dreamer is a tribute to the classics of the past through a modern eye.

The music was created by composer Mahlon Berv. It touches upon the idea of playtime and adolescence through the lightness and beauty of the violin, with a bittersweet undertone as youth is also fleeting. Using the baroque music style as a springboard, through the use of a solo violin and string orchestra, the music reflects Not(e) for a Dreamer’s complex emotions, pure colours and need to bring new life to the past.

The film is Enrico Poli’s third collaboration with Italian fashion label M O N O – Y. Their first film, titled M O N O – Y, won several international awards, including Best New Italian Fashion Film at Fashion Film Festival Milano in 2017. Both brand and Not(e) for a Dreamer explore youth culture. Playing with the idea of reinventing the past into something contemporary, the film translates

M O N O – Y’s sense of discovery and search for identity into cinematic language.

“The main psychological conflict during adolescence lies between defining our identity and understanding our role in life. The goal of this stage is to answer a main question: “Who am I?” Antonio and I wanted to make a film the reflected this mood and its association with ‘the end of playtime’. Inspired by the new youth, Not(e) for a Dreamer is an observation and reflection of this important stage in life.” says Enrico Poli vimeo.com/epoli

Credits

Director: Enrico Poli Instagram: @_enricopoli_
Creative Director: Antonio Labroca Instagram: @antoniolabroca
Writer: Enrico Poli, Lucie Elliott
Cinematography: Enrico Poli, Lamberto Mongiorgi Instagram: @lamberto_mongiorgi
Producer: Chiara Giavarini, Ariyan Samarbakhsh @ Whitecoat  Instagram: @whitecoat.tv,
Editor: Oscar Gogerly
Costume Designer and Brand: Antonio Labroca for M O N O – Y Instagram: @monoy_studio
Costume Designer Assistant: Luca Martino(Instagram: @_lucamartino_
Mini DV Footage: Guglielmo Profeti Instagram: @guglielmo_profeti
Sound Designer: Oscar Gogerly
Color Grader: Jax Harney @ CHEATIT Instagram: @cheat_it
Composer: Mahlon Berv and Ying Sun
Cast: Matilde Benedusi, Giovanni Profeti Instagram: @giovanni_profeti
Distribution: Niccolò Montanari Instagram: @niccolomontanari

About Enrico Poli

Enrico Poli is an Award Winning Director member of the Italian Director’s Guild (AIR3). Born in Bologna (Italy) he moved to Milan to study Graphic Design. After graduating (Communication Design – BA) he enrolled for an MA in Visual Arts at the IUAV (Venice), where he was introduced to the art of filmmaking. He lives and works in London since 2011. As well as winning ‘Best New Italian Fashion Film’ at Fashion Film Festival Milano 2017 (FFFM), his fashion film M O N O – Y won Best Score for a Fashion Film Prize at the Canadian Fashion Film Festival 2017 (CANIFFF), and  was officially selected at Berlin Fashion Film Festival 2017 (BFFF) and Brussels Fashion Film Festival 2017 (IFFFB) among others. His most recent short film, The Future, won the first prize at Visioni Italiane 2017 (Bologna, Italy) in the category ‘Visioni Acquatiche’.

www.enricopoli.com

About Antonio Labroca (M O N O – Y)

Antonio Labroca was born in Puglia, Italy. At the age of 23 he relocated to Milan where he worked as Visual Merchandiser for several companies, including La Rinascente (Armani), Costume National, Inditex Group and many others. In 2008 he moved to London, where he started working as a freelance Fashion Consultant and had his first experience with the film industry, working as Costume Designer and Art Director.

In 2017 he returned to Florence, where he worked on his first independent fashion label, M O N O – Y, while assisting Federico Curradi. M O N O – Y is a genderless brand built around the concept of refusing fashion standards. The brand combines classic Italian tailoring traditions with contemporary streetwear influences, adding a relaxed touch aiming for the perfect one-size uniform.

www.mono-y.com

About Mahlon Berv

Mahlon’s work screened at the Fashion Film Festival Chicago, Fashion Film Festival Milano and in Berlin, Brussels and New York. Mahlon won Best Score at the 2017 Canadian International Fashion Film Festival for MONO-Y. Mahlon completed a Master’s in Composition for Screen at the Royal College of Music and a Bachelor of Science in Composition and Philosophy with a piano concentration at the Jacobs School of Music. Mahlon orchestrated music by Eren Önsoy for the award winning documentary Naziha’s Spring. A participant in the 2013 NYU/ASCAP Film Scoring Workshop, Mahlon was a Dean’s Award Scholar at Indiana University and New York Art Ensemble Emerging Composer in 2011. In 2016 he composed and produced a cutting edge opera – Puck, with his dear friend Benjamien Lycke that was premiered at the Royal College of Music.

www.mahlonberv.com

About White Coat

With end-to-end production, post-production and creative capabilities in house, White Coat create branded, live, interactive, and virtual reality content. As one of Facebook’s key content partners – they are also at the forefront of innovation around digital storytelling.

In addition to working alongside some of the world’s biggest brands for the last fifteen years, White Coat also self-fund passion projects including short films, documentaries and music videos, working collaboratively with up-and-coming directors from around the world.

www.whitecoat.tv