Synopsis
A traveller finds himself drifting in a surreal and unfamiliar landscape, a place where language and culture are but a distant echo. Meeting other familiar and unfamiliar nomads on the way, they begin to form a sense of camaraderie in their shared search for something intangible, all bound by a common thread of displacement. Though they speak different tongues and hail from different lands, they all experience a sense of estrangement. The film contemplates the nature of self and the meaning of belonging in an ever-changing world, a world where identity is fluid and reality is but a fleeting illusion. Dépaysement is a oneiric short film that, through a dreamlike lens, explores a journey through the body and mind, a journey where the boundaries of self and reality are blurred.
Created by
Arina Livadari, ella hebendanz, Thora Thøgersen
Format
short film, 11`10 min
Credits
Direction, Script Arina Livadari, ella hebendanz, Thora Thøgersen
Cinematography Arina Livadari, ella hebendanz
Sound Operator Thora Thøgersen
Editing, sound design Arina Livadari
Special thanks to Anna Abrahams, Jan Frederik Groot, Anna Dabrowska, Ines Delgado, Sydney Rahimtoola, Kristel Rigaud, Mirka Kachrimanidou, Pim Kerssemakers, Dominic J. Marshall
Cast
Protagonist Junghyun Kim
First Friend Carmen Roca Igual
Second Friend Thora Thøgersen
Violinist Timoteo Carbone
Third friend ella hebendanz
Journalist Erik Kamaletdinov
Zoom Operator Nicolas Landriati
Fourth Friend Alexandra Dalavaga,
Fifth Friend Miltos Sotiropoulos
Presented at
2019, Eye Film Museum, Amsterdam, NL
Project Links
Photo by ella hebendanz