SOMA
Arturo Bandinelli
This film will be presented during the event La Nuit de la danse on March 21, 2024 at Théâtre Outremont.
SOMA is an experimental film exploring a contemporary myth about the genesis of the human body. The piece unfolds in two parallel dimensions: an infinite black hole where entities exist outside of linear space and time, and a labyrinthine house where a strange gathering takes place. As the free-associative and dreamlike narrative unfolds, various characters undergo visceral experiences of pleasure, enchantment, pain, and death.
SOMA is an experimental film exploring a contemporary myth about the genesis of the human body. The piece unfolds in two parallel dimensions: an infinite black hole where entities exist outside of linear space and time, and a labyrinthine house where a strange gathering takes place. As the free-associative and dreamlike narrative unfolds, various characters undergo visceral experiences of pleasure, enchantment, pain, and death.
Other festivals:
Cinema no Estendal, World Premiere, Portugal (2023)
Greenwich Film Festival, Best Dance Film, Great Britain (2023)
LA Dance Film Festival, United States (2023)
Florence International Film Festival, Best Experimental, Italy (2023)
Cinema no Estendal, World Premiere, Portugal (2023)
Greenwich Film Festival, Best Dance Film, Great Britain (2023)
LA Dance Film Festival, United States (2023)
Florence International Film Festival, Best Experimental, Italy (2023)
| Director | Arturo Bandinelli |
| Assistant director | Tom Patrick Coley |
| Production | Arturo Bandinelli, Klaudia Wittmann |
| Production Manager | Benedetta Scuto |
| Artistic Direction | Limpert Kris |
| Make Up Artist | Soraya Phipps |
| Editing | Arturo Bandinelli |
| Sound Recording | John Nick Phillips |
| Colorization | Manthos G. Sardis |
| Choreography | KWAM Collective |
| Cast | Stefano A. Addae, Esme Benjamin, Ace Hoffman, Alex Kamienski, Klaudia Wittmann |
| Voice | Gabriella Opacka-Boccadoro |
| Concept | Arturo Bandinelli, Esme Benjamin, Ana Beatriz Meireles, Klaudia Wittmann |
| Sound | Jakov Munižaba |
| Sound mixing | Nikola Medic |
| Cinematographer | Dimitris Lambridis |
| Graphic Creation | Beatrice Bonini |
| Music | Andrea Boccadoro |
| Visual effects | Arturo Bandinelli |
| Costumes | Emilia Anne Smith |
| Lighting | Tom Nowell |
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Arturo Bandinelli
Arturo Bandinelli is an Italian, London-based award-winning filmmaker, researcher and psychoanalyst in formation. He holds a BA in Film and Television (London College of Communication) and an MA in Psychosocial Studies (Birkbeck, University of London). His graduation sci-fi short film Otto Floss: Freelance Watcher (2014) acquired international recognition, including international screenings and awards at ECU European Independent Film Festival (France), London Sci-Fi Film Festival (UK), Lago Film Festival (Italy), Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (France), Vigik Film Festival (Russia), Festival Utopiales (France) and Young Cuts Fest (Canada). In the last years, Arturo started experimenting with non-fictional film formats in collaboration with choreographers, dancers, visual and performance artists. His recent experimental dance films, Walls of Limerick (2018) and Viscera: Autopsy of a (non)human Body (2021) received international acclaim.
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Viscera: Autopsy of a (non)human Body (2021)
Walls of Limerick (2018)
Otto Floss: Freelance Watcher (2014)
Aldo (2012)
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