Josh Blaaberg on ‘Distant Planet: The Six Chapters of Simona’, his film on Italo Disco music.

Director Josh Blaaberg recounts the untold story of Italo Disco to Frieze Studio’s Senior Editor Matthew McLean. Together they uncover the real characters of the scene such as fans and club owners and traces Italo’s hidden legacies in today’s sounds. Part of ‘Second Summer of Love’—a four-part series produced with Frieze which explores acid house’s enduring impact on international contemporary culture.
‘Distant Planet: The Six Chapters of Simona’ will be screened on Sunday, October 7 at the Frieze Art Fair in London.

Discover more about the documentary: on.gucci.com/FriezeDocumentaryIT
Watch the prelude by Adam Coska Keller: on.gucci.com/FriezePrelude_Italy