On Falling [on circuit]
A meditative and oneiric film, On Falling is a re-exploration of the Myth of Sisyphus that follows Z perpetually falling through a dark void. As we follow their fall, we float, drift in and out of dreamlike thoughts, meeting a child that incubates dreams, the moon – their lover –, and a witness to death and rebirth.
The film resonates with Luxem’s previous works in its exploration of dream worlds and dream structures, the re-enactment of deep existential anxiety and the processing of violence, as they seek to re-imagine ways of being queer in the world. On Falling is a quest for mastering the loss of control, a search for lucidity and for letting go in order to survive violence and pain.
An Other People's Films Production
Starring
Adam Hoya as Z
Aaron Hannah Shakespeare as Moon
Jo Chao as Child
Antonia Luxem as Friend and Voice
Writer and Director - Antonia Luxem
Producer - May Ziadé
Director of Photography - Jackie Teboul
Costume Design – Simon Schmidt
Hair & Makeup - Tina Khatri
Production Design - Claudia Fragoso
Edit - Antonia Luxem
Music by - Tom Foskett-Barnes & Josephine Stephenson
Sound Design - Felix Waverley-Hudson
Funded by Arts Council England & Other People's Films
Upcoming Screenings:
14th March 2024 – BFI Flare, BFI Southbank, London (World Premiere)
Upcoming Exhibitions:
16th February - 21st April 2024 – Aesthetica Art Prize (Finalist), York Art Gallery, York