Life's Now
Life’s Now is a film written and directed by Francesca Canepa. She is a Peruvian filmmaker who recently was Oscar Candidate for the Academy Awards 2021 with her second film El Silencio del Río.
Life's Now is a manifesto about life and what it means to be alive. Every single scene, with the voice of Hannah Harper and with the song Fool by Ryan Taubert in the background, evokes a feeling of freedom connected with the oppression of not knowing: not knowing who we are, what we will be and if we will be different or better than today.
The film releases the effervescence of the transition from youth to adulthood: the changes, the fears, the excesses of the common human being.
The aesthetic, curated by the art director Ysrael con Ygriega and by the colorist Nadia Khairat, borders on naturalism. Also the styling combines with the background, thanks to the job of Mapi Boix, who selected every single piece to match perfectly with the story.
This is an initiatory sensory journey to self-discovery and still keep walking, with the photography of Ellias Llanos, the performances of Marina Esteve and the model Claudia Gago who make up this film, turning it into a magnetic experience.
Direction: Francesca Canepa / francesca.canepa
1AD: Valeria Figallo / valefigallo
Production: Maria Fernanda García / mariafergarcia_
Coordination: Paula Morillo / pularaini
PA: David Martinez / zerobloom_
Dop: Ellias Llanos / eliasllanos
1AC: Alejandro Duran / alejoiglesiasduran
Aux: Luis Parada / luisparadacasanova
Gaffer: Alberto León / alberto___leon
Sparks: Carolina Maltese / carolinamaltese
Art Direction: Ysrael con Ygriega / ysraelconygriega
Art Direction Assistant: Irene Cogolludo / ire.coes
Editor: Gino Moreno / ginomo
Colorist: Nadia Khairat / nadia.khairat
Styling: Mapi Boix / mapiboixvestuario
Sound Design: @stereomonkeystudio Raul Astete / gugymania
MUAH: Marina Montero / marinamakeupmb
Maria Perez / malvartfx
Voice over: Hannah Harper / hannahpapacekharper
Cast:
Claudia Gago / klaugago
Babac Timo / babacartines
Marina Esteve / marinaesteve_
Ziyi Yang / ziyiyang14
Ana Bokesa / anabokesa
Gonzalo Herrero / _gonzah_
Marta Levenfeld / martalevenfeld
Mario Saura / mariosaura_
Julia Cortés / julietteduras
Omar el Pretinho / omarelpretinho
Pablo Cortés / pabloakacortes
Carlos Manglano / carlos.manglano
Scouters: @caticlairac @martinscorsesse
Runners: @marta_durann @vero.vista
@martinacarla13
Words: Arianna Chirico / arya_ayra