LAZZARO - LAYZ

Daniel Mercatali: Writer, Producer and Director
Agnese Dall'Agata: Writer, Producer and Director
Lazzaro Zani: Author, Writer and Producer
Guido Mercatali: Producer

Leonardo Brusciano: Key Cast
Mattia Amadei: Key Cast
Denise Martelozzo: Key Cast
Guido Mercatali: Key Cast

Lazzaro is the fourth single released by rapper Layz, born Lazzaro Zani.
In the song, the artist takes us on an inner journey, digging deep into those episodes of his childhood and adolescence that affected him the most.
Layz takes us with him on his journey, full of anecdotes experienced in the first person, telling of the difficulties he experienced while growing up, and which finally led him to understand that he was capable of living up to his own personal goals.
The song was written and produced by the rapper himself.


Daniel Mercatali, Agnese Dall'Agata

Daniel Mercatali was born in Faenza on 9th March 1985 into a family from the countryside of Romagna.
His father taught him to work in the fields and Daniel also inherited a passion for photography from him, learning the technique.
After working for TV channels such as Teleromagna, since 2010 Daniel has specialized in shooting and editing video.
He also decided to try his hand at film making, founding SC MOVIE PRODUCTION and producing short films which touch on social issues, involving the region of Romagna, its municipalities and the Regional and Provincial bodies.
His short film Speranza di un Domani (Hope of Tomorrow), which was officially selected at the Cinema Avvenire di Roma Festival and the Un film per la Pace Festival, is his debut work, which was followed by L'infame (The Infamous).
Daniel then went on to produce Anima Spenta (Dead Soul), a documentary to raise awareness about the issue of stalking. The film was screened in regional cinemas in Emilia-Romagna and was well-received by the public.
In the same year, Daniel produced and distributed a music video clip, Anima Spenta, taken from the soundtrack of the same documentary film.
In 2016, he produced a short film called Amore Malato (Unhealthy Love), focusing on violence against women which was presented at various film festivals. It was ranked Best Documentary Film by the Eurasia International Film Festival (Russia), and listed in 25 official selections around the world including countries such as Belgium, Romania, Italy, Spain, United States, Portugal, Canada, the United Kingdom, Africa and Poland.
In the same year, Daniel produced the short film Farfalle al buio (Butterflies in the dark) dedicated to the visually impaired, which won 3 awards: Best Movie Concept Award at the Social Machinery Film Festival (Italy), Best Screenplay and Audience Award at the Caselle Film Festival (Italy) and was listed in 17 official selections worldwide including Italy, Serbia, Greece, United States, Portugal, Canada, the United Kingdom and Africa.
In 2017, Daniel produced a short film about alcohol abuse, Un sorso di vita (A Sip of Life), which was awarded a Mention of Honour in Canada, followed by 9 official selections worldwide including Italy, the United States, Africa and Canada.
In 2018, he produced a music video clip for the band Le Testharde entitled Spremuta di mostro which was presented at various Film Festivals and ranked Best Music Video by the Eurasia International Film Festival (Russia) and listed in 9 official selections around the world including Italy and the United States. This became the soundtrack to a short film, Spremuta di Most(r)o, which Daniel produced and directed in 2019. His aim was to bring back the origins of his family and the age long values of rural families living in Romagna.
In January 2020, Daniel completed another music videoclip - Apatia - for band Le Testharde. Presented at numerous film festivals, it has received 4 best music awards and, for the moment, 15 official selections. The videoclip is still competing at a number of other festivals.
After a year of the COVID pandemic, and whilst waiting for the situation to improve, Daniel partnered with Agnese Dall’Agata to work on a video clip - Lazzaro - by rapper Layz.

Agnese Dall’Agata was born in Forlimpopoli in 1991.
She’s been passionate about music, rap in particular, since she was a child. After taking hiphop classes, at 25 she realised that dance wasn’t the path she wanted to take.
Her course of study ended with an upper secondary diploma attained at business school when she realised she wanted to be involved in the rap scene, but as manager rather than performer.Agnese built up her management experience, initially by working with emerging artists.
Then, in 2019, she decided to take a Master in Music Management at the Napier Academy in Milan.Agnese has always dealt with a range of activities when working with emerging artists, from social media to the artistic side of a project, from photography to videos.She currently manages rapper Layz from Cesena.
In 2021 she tried her hand at co-directing a music video clip - Lazzaro - by singer Layz, liaising with Daniel Mercatali of SC Movie Production.