KALTBLUT presents: “God is Love”! A video art focused on the theme of spirituality in the perspective of the relationship between freedom and religion. The video shows the meeting of two young guys in front of St. Peter’s Basilica. The intertwining of their gazes, their hands and the sense of intimacy and sensuality that emerges from their kisses are not in contrast with the imposing basilica that stands out between their faces.
“In this context, St. Peter’s Basilica takes on a double value: from being a symbol of Catholicism that represses freedom and sexuality, it becomes an expression of Christianity as the embodiment of spirituality and love.
At the same time, the young couple represents not only the LGBTQI+ community, but all people who live a condition of marginalization in society. A condition that Christianity itself, in its original principles, aims to overcome.
A strong inspiration in terms of aesthetics was the memorial dedicated to homosexuals persecuted during the Nazi regime in Berlin, the uninterrupted projection of a video, simple but powerful, in which we see two men kissing in a park. I had long planned to make this video. When on October 27, 2021 the Zan bill (which sets out measures to prevent and combat discrimination and violence based on sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability in Italy) was not approved by the Senate, I knew it was the right time to make it, to give strength to a message of love that I believe still needs to be heard.”
Francesco Cascavilla is a photographer and Video Artist who lives and works between Rome, Berlin and Mexico City, his work is characterized by a refined and at the same time minimal aesthetic that has its roots in the teachings of the great masters of the past but gives birth to works with an undoubtedly contemporary aesthetics.
Born in Arezzo, Italy, Cascavilla moved to Berlin as a teenager, where he developed a bond with the city’s Queer Art / Fashion / Party scene. Berlin’s cultural landscape quickly became a source of inspiration for his early creations.
Since the beginning of his career he has been committed to exploring and representing in his work the innumerable expressions of the beauty of the human body and soul, often giving voice to the reality of Queer culture.
Director is Francesco Cascavilla . Instagram : @francescocascavilla
Director Assistant: Emily Randal
Film Editor: Oliviero Gullotta . Instagram : @olligulli
Camera Operator: Federico Stoto . Instagram : @federicostoto
Sound Designer: Matteo Passarelli . Instagram : @matteopassarelli__
Colorist: Claudio Cascavilla . Instagram : @claudio_cascavilla
Cast: Davide Renda , Giacomo Napoletani .Instagram : @Daviderenta , @giacomonapoletani
