Press file A day will come my future will be your past Sarah & Charles
The new short film 'A day will come my future will be your past' by the artist duo Sarah & Charles will premier at the Ghent Film Festival on October 16th, after which the film will be the central piece in a large new solo exhibition at Netwerk / center for contemporary art, Aalst which is opening on December 5, 2015 20h00 and will run until March 6, 2016 (www.netwerk- art.be). SYNOPSIS A day will come my future will be your past is about life itself and the memory of it, about expectations and disappointments. On an early summer's day in a park, two young women are reminiscing about their former friendship and personal life. Their dialogue takes place in the present and they are using the present tense to express themselves. However, after a while it becomes clear that the life they are talking about, is actually a projection of a picture of the future. Their conversation is about transitoriness and interchangeability, and about the contradictory concept of 'time'. "I wonder, why can I remember my past, but not remember my future?", one of the women is asking herself. Then, the film itself becomes a part of the narrative. The 'fourth wall', so to speak, is knocked down. The illusion fed by an extensive styling (an idyllic setting, attractive young people, soft colors and delicate music) is soon broken when the voices appear to be dubbed. The conversation feels unnatural and the directors do little effort to conceal it. A bit later, one sees voice actresses record the text in the studio. Although the viewer chooses to forget, he is constantly reminded by Sarah & Charles that everything is put in scene. The viewer is invited to construct the storyline himself. 2
CREW For this film, Sarah & Charles again chose to collaborate with the same team that previously worked on their musical 'Props for Drama: Suspension of Disbelief, the short film that was part of the solo exhibition at Z33 Hasselt (2013). The music for instance, is composed by Lieven Dousselaere and the images are shot by Hans Bruch jr.. Bettee Molnár and Stine Sampers take the leading roles. Their lines are recorded by actress Elsa May Averill and performer Bryana Fritz. The collaboration with the Kortrijks Kinderland Choir, conducted by Fries Verschaete and Marleen Annemans, results in a unique soundtrack: ethereal voices that are humming a repetitive melody. The acapella singing of the children creates an atmosphere that evokes certain desires and nostalgic feelings, and that contributes to the idealization of the environment and the story. CREDITS A DAY WILL COME MY FUTURE WILL BE YOUR PAST a film by SARAH & CHARLES written and directed by SARAH & CHARLES co- written by BENJAMIN DEBOOSERE with BETTEE MOLNÁR, STINE SAMPERS, ELSA MAY AVERILL, BRYANA FRITZ, DAMIEN CHAPELLE, EMELINE DEPAS and ARTHUR EGLOFF voice- over by DUBY and CAROLINE DAISH voice- dubbing by ELSA MAY AVERILL and BRYANA FRITZ men in caves HBJR and RUSTY SHACKLEFORD original score by LIEVEN DOUSSELAERE 3
director of photography HANS BRUCH JR edited by GERT VAN BERCKELAER 1st assistant director ANS MERTENS 1st assistant camera CAROLIEN DEN HOND 2nd assistant camera PIETER JAN NEYRINCK sound engineer ROSA GALGUERA key grip NILS VALKENBORGH make- up and hair NATHALIE PEETERS (park), RACHIDA AITALI (park and studio) styling STEPHANIE CROIBIEN production manager STIJN MAES production assistants SOPHIE VERHULST and ROXANE BAEYENS set manager SOPHIE VERHULST assisted by ELISABETH MOHR and TOM HALLET set photography BENJAMIN DEBOOSERE, BETEE MOLNÁR and STINE SAMPERS music performed by KORTRIJKS KINDERLANDKOOR conductors FRIES VERSCHAETE and MARLEEN ANNEMANS assisted by GRIET RAES and LIESELOT DESMET recorded by LIEVEN DOUSSELAERE sound engineer JILLE WAEGEBAERT post- production image MIKROS IMAGE BRUSSELS confo, render & transfer ARNOUT DEURINCK grading FRANCK RAVEL online WIM DE RICK titels & vfx TIM TRENSON and ROBIN SINNAEVE editing assistant MATIAS VANRAES post- production sound THE IMAGE & SOUND FACTORY adr recording PEDRO VAN DER EECKEN foley artist FREDERIK HEUVINCK musical composition & edit LIEVEN DOUSSELAERE sound edit, foley recording & mix MATTHIAS HILLEGEER produced by O.C.A.M., UNTITLED PRODUCTION co- produced by NETWERK/CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, ART CENTER BUDA and ART CENTER VOORUIT with the support of THE FLANDERS AUDIOVISUAL FUND (VAF), HILIFE, MIKROS IMAGE BRUSSELS, DE MONTAGEWINKEL, THE IMAGE & SOUND FACTORY, KUNSTENWERKPLAATS PIANOFABRIEK, NEST THE HAGUE, CITY OF BRUSSELS, TOWN OF FROMELENNES 4
BIO SARAH & CHARLES Sarah & Charles' s work comprises various forms of arts: installations, decors, sculptures and videos. The artists have a particular interest in narration, fiction and mise- en- scene. In their work, both front and backstage are visible. That way the viewer can at the same time observe the construction of the fiction and the fiction itself. Their entire artistic practice revolves around the creation and simultaneously subversion of illusions. On the one hand they stimulate the imagination through the use of images that reflect the illusions fostered by the viewer, on the other hand they constantly dismantle those illusions. Besides staging, memory is also an important theme in the work of Sarah & Charles, memories and the personal experience of it. The artist duo from Brussels, graduated as Laureate of the Higher Institute for Fine Arts (HISK) in Ghent. Barely 6 years later (2013) they had a large- scale solo project, The Suspension of Disbelief', in the art center Z33 in Hasselt. The next year they were asked to realize a large- scale scenography for the Kunstenfestivaldesarts. A day will come my future will be your past' is already their 3rd short film. Earlier, they were praised for their 'Props for Drama: Plot Hole (2013) and Props for Drama: Suspension of Disbelief (2013). More information about the work of Sarah & Charles you can find on: www.charlessarah.com images for publication you can find online on: www.charlessarah.com/adaywillcome or you can contact Roxane Baeyens assistant Sarah & Charles roxane@charlessarah.com +32 478 77 62 57 5