Valentina Cenni makes her directorial debut, first short film with music by Stefano Bollani

Valentina Ceni debut as director and screenwriter. After making himself known to the general television audience with Via dei Matti N.0Cenni arrives at the Turin film festival in this new guise for his short film Being Gold.

The short film at the Turin Film Festival

This is her directorial debut and the film was presented at a special out-of-competition event in the official section of Turin Film Festival🇧🇷 The course will also be available soon on Raiplay. Also in this case, the partnership with Stefano Bollani still standing, as well as the television project. The musician, incidentally, appears in the dual role of producer and author of the short film’s music, while Luca Bigazzi is the director of photography for the short film starring Angelica Filippone.

The Story of Being Gold

Nina is a precious being and her wisdom, her frankness, are gold. And like gold, even in difficult conditions, it resists corrosion and aspires to always remain bright and vital. Thanks to her inner sun, Nina caresses her mother’s pain by nourishing her with divine light and gold. Nina’s trajectory in this story is an alchemical process that is guided by the power of music towards harmony and acceptance of death. The title is also a wish. Shine in the face of drama, ruin, death. All the time. And have faith that everything will work out and that death is nothing more than a passage, the stage of an infinite journey full of love.

Valentina Cennie’s Career

Valentina Cenni was born in Riccione and trained at the Silvio D’Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art and the Royal Academy of Dance in London. In her artistic career she alternates between acting, directing, dancing, music, writing and photography. In fifteen years of intense theatrical activity, she starred in classics by Pinter, Sophocles,
Shakespeare, in shows directed by Luigi Lo Cascio, Cristina Pezzoli, Fausto Paravidino and many others. She sings and dances as the protagonist Clementina in the musical comedy by Garinei and Giovannini Add a place to the table. In cinema she acted among others for Sergio Castellitto and Emanuele Crialese. In 2016 she started her artistic partnership with Stefano Bollani. In fact, she is the author and director of La regina Dada, a theatrical show written and staged together with the musician, and works on seven short films made for the Rai1 television program. The important thing is to have a plan.