Socially Not Disturbed
A Mobile Series focuses on the eternal struggle of established values and traditions being challenged by new ways of thinking, communicating and socializing. Frankie, the manager of a popular Italian café, strikes up an unlikely friendship with Alessia, the daughter of part-owner, Bruno – a laid-back, good-natured man who is constantly treated as a doormat by his belligerent brother, Carlo, and his very own wife, Gabriella. Alessia is struggling to find herself in the midst of being trapped in her family’s strict Italian ways. This frustration leads her to develop a close bond with Frankie, who is several years her senior. If her family discovered the amount of time and the level of conversation the two are engaged in, there would be serious consequences for the both of them. Both are acutely aware of this dilemma, but too drawn to each other to resist giving up their blossoming relationship.
As a result, they find other ways to communicate freely, discreetly and away from prying eyes. The solution happens to be in the palms of their hands — Their smartphones, prove to be an invaluable tool with which to communicate unreservedly, enabling their friendship to grow. A modern solution used to circumvent outdated values, their mobile devices become the key to their relationship. You have no choice when life decides to make things complicated.
The Project
Socially Not Disturbed is a series unlike any other, for it is being written and produced exclusively as an innovative smartphone application. Viewers will be able to watch the series conveniently from their smartphone — virtually anywhere.
The series will not be relegated to only smartphones, as it will be easily accessible also to tablets, iPhone and Android devices. The purpose is to create a series about the ever-present role of mobile technology, while making use of that very technology.
Synopsis
Old-world values are challenged by new-world technology when a café manager strikes up the unlikeliest of friendships with a co-worker’s young daughter.
Archaic traditions and new technology collide when a close friendship emerges between Frankie, a thirty-something bachelor, and Alessia, a much younger woman who is frustrated with the rooted Italian ways of her ever-present family. Tension stirs and complications arise as they both work at the Montreal café owned by Alessia’s Family.
The story builds as their connection grows around clandestine messaging, while their smartphones become the key to keeping their relationship a secret. Meanwhile, they deal with the constant scrutiny of their friends and family, and inevitably keep finding themselves in dangerous situations
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