Lodela

“The soul leaves the body. Drawn by intense light, the spirit discovers its twin self, its feminine side...its guide in the beyond. Inspired by the myths of the afterlife, this allegorical dance piece illuminates the soul's quest by exploring movement and the human body in new and astonishing ways. An evocation of the origins of the world. A hymn to the beauty of the human form. A celebration of movement. A metaphor for life and death. Film without words.”
- National Film Board of Canada

Last year, I saw this film by director Philippe Baylaucq which changed the direction of my own film and video work. Philippe filmed dancers interacting with each on opposites sides of the moon. At some points the man and woman felt each other presence, eventually the woman crossed over to the man’s side. Thus the dance began as they ran around the moon. The director’s innovative use and play with negative and positive light (light and dark) to convey the dramas between relationships (yin and yang) successfully used literal visual compositions to symbolize the unknown. Also, his experimentation with using a head camera to convey a point of view perspective of his character’s created a whole new perspective, increasing the drama of this film.