Ahold of Get the Things To
2014 | 17 minutes | 1.78:1 | Colour | Stereo | 16mm transferred to ProRes file | English spoken | Spain, France
Synopsis
In a monotonous future where beings have lived all possible lives, "there's a whale, there's a tortoise, there's a parrot." A climbing gym serves as the futuristic scenario for two boys and one girl to wander around while they discuss diverse ideas about the dystopian world they’re trapped in. By speaking in allegorical terms, they avoid addressing their dreadful condition directly. Only one character is different - liberated from such condition. Their love affairs will start to permeate their points of view. The fiction of a movie they’re discussing will blend with their own story. In a world where people live forever, certain things won’t be possible: "there's a novelty, there's a lie, there's a death."
Credits
a film by Daniel Jacoby
with: Unn Faleide, Luca Hillen, Niels Weijer, Veniamin Kazachenko, Jack Cawood
music: Liisa Hirsch
cinematography: Andrew de Freitas
costume design: Karim Adduchi
With the support of
Ciaccia Levi gallery, Paris
Maisterravalbuena gallery, Madrid
Städelschule, Frankfurt
Texts
- Interview with Daniel Jacoby, ArtViewer SCREEN (2015)