On Falling [on circuit]
Meditative and oneiric, 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, and a witness to death and rebirth.
The film continues building on Luxem's universe that explores dream-like states, altered realities and cycles of life, death and rebirth. Through their work 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 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
Screenings:
* March 2024 – BFI Flare, BFI Southbank, London (World Premiere).
* July 2024 – Kinemastik, Malta.
* October 2024 – Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival (LUFF), Lausanne.
Exhibitions & Performances:
* 16th February - 21st April 2024 – Aesthetica Art Prize (Finalist), York Art Gallery, York.
* September 2024 – 90mil, Berlin.
* October 2024 – The Horse Hospital, London (I HAVE OPENED A BOX AND LET RAGING MONSTERS FALL OUT).