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STANZA - a conversation with Nancy Cadogan

«I think about the lake all the time», says the artist Nancy Cadogan while talking about her new solo exhibition "Stanza". An ode to Lake Como, as W Magazine quoted, in this short documentary about the show, Cadogan talks with the director Delia Simonetti about the true nature of the still waters, the void between words, the void between us and the painted image, the void between us and the lake. What is the meaning of a landscape? What stays? What goes? How much is unsaid? And especially, what is more present than the unseen?

  • Delia Simonetti
    Director
  • Delia Simonetti
    Writer
  • Nancy Cadogan
    Key Cast
  • Eugenio Mazzetto
    Music (Original Soundtrack)
  • Eugenio Mazzetto
    Sound Design
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 10, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Delia Simonetti

Delia Simonetti is director, author and photographer. Her expertise spans cinema, fashion, music, and visual arts.Her works have been featured in international film festivals like 1.4 Awards, Raindance, Aesthetica, Berlin Commercial and Pesaro Film Festival. Notably, her music video for David Blank & PNKSAND's "Foreplay" is part of the permanent collection at MUDEC - Museo delle Culture in Milan, Italy. Simonetti is also engaged in an artistic research project (“Not So Close”, 2021) , reworking personal and collective archive footage. Under her alter-ego Malcelata, she explores the ancient art of chemigrams and alternative photography. In both her personal and commercial works, Simonetti loves to create narratives that challenge the conventional perception of self and time, while exploring the concept of memory. She is currently working on the development of her first feature film, “The Girl Who Lived Twice” (Lume Production).

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Director Statement

STANZA is “a breath, a pause, a part of poetry”, says Nancy Cadogan in this film. After "Mind Zero" (2019) and "Gusto" (2020), this third documentary together is a celebration of a discussion between me and Nancy that goes sometimes beyond words, in that space made of reflections of light, subtle sounds of birds and children playing, hidden waters.