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This film is part of Joyce Joumaa’s Carte Blanche, co-presented with MOMENTA Biennale de l’image and with the support of the Conseil des arts de Montréal.
21-year old friends exchange impassioned emails over a summer of separation. Their correspondence is brought to life by two dancers in an unfinished apartment building. A meditative, autobiographical portrait tinged with longing and loss.
21-year old friends exchange impassioned emails over a summer of separation. Their correspondence is brought to life by two dancers in an unfinished apartment building. A meditative, autobiographical portrait tinged with longing and loss.
Director | Simone Lucas, Simone Lucas |
Director of Photography | Mikas Zabulionis |
Associate Producer | Saule Norkute |
Editing | Jadis Dumas, Pirouz Nemati |
Sound Recording | Zaccary Dyck |
Colorization | Maude Ouellette |
Choreography | Beatrice Bukantyte, Ula Liagaite |
Cast | Beatrice Bukantyte, Ula Liagaite |
Sound | Chris Leon, Shayla Chilliak |
Sound mixing | Chris Leon |
Graphic Creation | Sirois Lolo |
Costumes | Barte Liagaite |
Music | Julia Dyck |
Production
Simone Lucas
Simone Lucas (she/they) is a Jewish Ashkenazi interdisciplinary video artist, educator, scholar, and community activist based in Tio’tia:ke (aka Montreal), Canada.
Simone holds a Master’s degree in Media Studies from Concordia University with scholarships from the Fonds de Recherches du Québec — Société et Culture and The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Their thesis project investigated female friendship through the lens of video art, autobiographical fiction, epistolary relationships, and contemporary dance.
Simone creates with video, multimedia installations, sound, and performance. Politically grounded art and research is also a core part of Simone’s practice. In their work as the Educations Programmer at Concordia University’s Feminist Media Studio and Access in the Making Lab, they supported collaborations with artists and community members, and spearheaded socially engaged projects. Relationships to social justice collectives inform their guiding principles in artistic processes.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team
Simone holds a Master’s degree in Media Studies from Concordia University with scholarships from the Fonds de Recherches du Québec — Société et Culture and The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Their thesis project investigated female friendship through the lens of video art, autobiographical fiction, epistolary relationships, and contemporary dance.
Simone creates with video, multimedia installations, sound, and performance. Politically grounded art and research is also a core part of Simone’s practice. In their work as the Educations Programmer at Concordia University’s Feminist Media Studio and Access in the Making Lab, they supported collaborations with artists and community members, and spearheaded socially engaged projects. Relationships to social justice collectives inform their guiding principles in artistic processes.
Biographical notes provided by the film production team