Lo Stato Sociale - AutocertifiCanzone

What this video is

Released during Italy's Phase 2 COVID-19 lockdown reopening (May 2020), 'AutocertifiCanzone' is a direct product of the pandemic cultural moment. The title is a portmanteau of 'autocertificazione' — the self-certification form Italians were legally required to carry to justify any outdoor movement — and 'canzone' (song). The track was written and composed remotely between Rome and Bologna and produced at Donkey…

Why it matters

Represents a defining example of the Italian 'instant song' tradition applied to crisis documentation: Lo Stato Sociale's signature lo-fi indie-pop, rooted in leftist collettivo politics and Bolognese DIY culture, here pivots to pandemic witness. The track recalls the band's earliest lo-fi…

The director

Davide Spina is an Italian music video director associated with Undervilla Productions who has collaborated repeatedly with Lo Stato Sociale. His credited works with the band on IMVDb include 'Una vita in vacanza' (2018), 'Il paese dell'amore' (2018), 'DJ di…