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The fashion short film illustrates a young woman who is "missing" something. She is seeking another truth.
In the first part, she is in the city, where everything seems unreal. As she walks to break free of this non stop world, some water appears from her hand and her head. She escapes in her dream where she starts to combine and play with nature. She exercises a dance and plays more with water, which come from the floor.
She finally abandons herself to fall in water : the source of life...
The story is inspired by the poem MISSING of Dylan Thomas.
"Seek him, thou sun, in the dread wilderness,
For that he loved thee, seek thou him and bless
His upturned face with one divine caress.
Lightly, thou wind, over his dear, dark head,
Where now the wings of dreamless sleep are spread,
Whisper a benediction for the dead.
Softly, thou rain- and for his mother’s sake,
Shed thou thy tears on him; he will not wake,
No weeping through that deep repose can break.
"
French Traduction by Alain Suied
"Cherche-le, Toi, Soleil, dans l'effroyable désolation
Parcequ'il T'aime, cherche-le et bénis
Son visage abandonné d'une caresse divine.
Avec légèreté, Toi, Vent, sur sa chère, sa sombre tête
Où se déploient les ailes d'un sommeil sans rêves,
Murmure une bénédiction pour les morts.
Doucement, Toi, Pluie, pour l'amour de sa mère,
Répands sur lui Tes larmes; il ne s'éveillera pas :
Aucun pleur ne peut briser le repos des profondeurs"
Directed, written and edited by
ARTHUR VALVERDE (www.arthurvalverde.com)
Starring
PATRICIJA MOTIEJUNAITE
Director of photography
XIAOLONG LIU (www.xiaolongliu.com)
Produced by ROLLIN STUDIOS
Co produced by CHRISTAN SUMMERS
Voice Over : SUSANNA BUCKLEY
Poem : DYLAN THOMAS
Music : MATTHEW STONE
Production Manager : SATTI OMBAO
Line Producer : RICARDO VILAR
Production Coordinator : MARIA BURNS
Production Designer : ROCIO GIMENEZ
Assistants : AMBER STITES
DANIELA LONDONO
DANIELA RODRIGUEZ
Costume designer : VALERIA DE FELICE
Assistant : JENNA CRAWFORD
Make up Artist : LAUREN CITERA
1 AD : ALEXANDRA KAN
1 AC : JUNE SHIM
2 AC and DIT : MIHYUN PARK
3 RD AC : VINCENT LING
Camera Operator : XIAOLONG LIU
Under Water Camera Operator : FRANCK BLASKO
Steadycam Operator : DEVIN LADD
Still photographer : MELISSA TOH SHU XIN
Gaffer : TOMAS VELASQUEZ
Best Boy : JONATHAN ROBERT BLEIBDREY
Grip : RAY CHANGXIN CHEN
Grip Best Boy : NAZLI YALCIN
Colorist : ADRIAN SEERY
Sound design : ARVIDS LAIVINIEKS
Sound : RICHARD BALDOMERO
Sfx : ADRIEN COHEN
Thanks to all the team, The lions (Christian Paris), Models WebTV , Moving Picture Company, Christan Summers, and Rollin Studios.
