Croccante
Director: Bornajeans
In collaboration with well-known Italian producers, Hey Cabrera! and Bruno Belissimo, Croccante is an energetic blend of disco and house funk, an ironic critique of club posers and an invitation to let go and dance freely. Culminating in a playful, catchy hook thanks to Hard Ton's Sylvester-inspired falsetto, which lends itself to classic 1970s funk hits and seems specifically designed to be played underneath the disco ball.
Influenced by the queer underground world of John Waters and Divine's filmography, pop-art, Liquid Sky and Leigh Bowery, Croccante takes you on a journey into the surreal world of Protopapa. Ranging from beautiful, saturated imagery to grotesque, whimsical scenes, Protopapa invites you into his Italian disco party where he celebrates the unique and diverse identities of his queer family (House of Protopapa), featuring prominent international queer performers.
An ode to early queer nightlife in 1970s/80s NYC, Croccante is an energetic blend of disco and house funk. An ironic critique of club posers and an invitation to let go and dance freely.
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Art Direction: Bornajeans, Protopapa & Robi Tuono | Assistant Director: Tranquirit | Dop: Giulio Melani | 1st AC: Fabio Cazzato | Gaffer: Filippo Ficozzi | Studio Assistant: Marco Pistolesi | Production Manager: Ikka Mirabelli // Worq It | Production Assistant: Germana Aversa | Executive Production: Pierpaolo Moschino // Fluidostudio | Editing: Bornajeans | Color Correction: Ikka Mirabelli | Unit Still Photographer: Cristina De Paola | Graphic Designer: Tommaso Tagliabue | Styling: Leonardo Persico | Performers Styling: Chiara Amico | Mua & Hair: Serena Polh | Muah Assistant: Serena Placier | Rigger: Simone Rainer | Set & Props Design: Erika Viola, Kadri Hirvesaar | Special Thanks: Steiner & Wolinska, Walter Van Beirendonck, Confetty, Archivio La Couture | A Fluidostudio Production
Cast: Asappaolo, Cristina Killer, Ella Bottom Rouge, Gess, Kenjii Benjii, La Couture, NAT - Drag King, Sempiona, Simòn Cuz, Slava, Urlo