The First Motion of the Immovable

63%% | Jan 30, 2019 | Documentary, History, Music

It all begins with a childhood memory: that day when the father of the future filmmaker Sebastiano d'Ayala Valva forces him to listen to certain music that initially terrifies him; a distant echo from the past that leads him to follow the trail of his mysterious ancestor, the Italian composer Giacinto Scelsi (1905-1988), who claimed that his music was directly inspired by the gods.

Featured Cast

Giacinto Scelsi
Music
Sebastiano d'Ayala Valva
Director

Cast

Franco d'Ayala Valva
Self - Artist
Aldo Brizzi
Self - Music Composer
Michiko Hirayama
Self - Singer
Joëlle Léandre
Self - Musician
Marianne Schroeder
Self - Musician
Carol Robinson
Self - Musician
Livia Mazzanti
Self - Musician
Elena Schirru
Self - Singer
Salvatore Pilosu
Self - Scelsi's Former Employee
Alexander Lauterwasser
Self - Photographer