SOMA
A short film by KWAM Collective
SOMA is an experimental film that uses movement and dance as its primary medium for story-telling. A contemporary myth on the genesis of the human body, the piece unfolds in two parallel dimensions: an infinite black hole where entities exist outside linear space and time; and a labyrinthine house where an uncanny gathering is taking place. As the free-associative, dreamlike narrative unfolds, different characters go through visceral experiences of pleasure, enchantment, pain and death.
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Supported by East London Dance, ECHO, Abderrahim Crickmay Charitable Settlement, ACE.
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Director: Arturo Bandinelli
Concept: Arturo Bandinelli, Ana Beatriz Meireles, Esme Benjamin, Klaudia Wittmann
Producer: Arturo Bandinelli, Klaudia Wittmann
Choreography: KWAM Collective
Movement Director: Ana Beatriz Meireles
Director of Photography: Dimitris Lambridis
Original Score: Andrea Boccadoro
Main Cast: Ace Hoffman, Alex Kamienski, Esme Benjamin, Klaudia Wittmann, Stefano A. Addae
Editor: Arturo Bandinelli
Assistant Director: Tom Patrick Coley
Production Manager: Benedetta Scuto
Costume Designer: Emilia Anne Smith
Art Director: Kris Limpert
Make Up Artist: Soraya Phipps
Styling and Characterisation: Alex Kamienski
Sound Recordist: John Nick Phillips
Gaffer: Tom Nowell
First Assistant Camera: Nacho Guzman
Second Assistant Camera and Loader: Vimiti Lebrere
Additional Camera Assistant: Barbara Van Schaik
Spark: William Allan
Production Assistant: Fillipo Ginestroni
Colourist: Manthos G. Sardis
Visual Effects: Arturo Bandinelli
Sound Design: Jakov Munižaba
Supervising Sound Editor: Jakov Munižaba
Re-recording Mixer: Nikola Medić Foley
Editor: Ivan Uzelac
Foley Artist: Aleksa Prljević
Soprano: Gabriella Opacka-Boccadoro
Music Mixer: Andrea Bergesio
Backstage Photography: Fillipo Ginestroni
Backstage Videography: Thomas Ingram
Intern: Caitlin Anderson
Graphic and Title Designer: Beatrice Bonini
Additional Cast: Alberto Cossu, Ana Beatriz Meireles, Benedetta Scuto, Bismark Anobah, Carolina Bandinelli, Celina Liesegang, Riccardo Tarocco, Tom Patrick Coley