Panthalassa, 2015/24. 2-channel HD video, 16mm black and white film, sound transferred to HD. 50:52 (loop)
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In Panthalassa, an eccentric cast sailing across an endless ocean at night hosts a series of otherworldly activities where dream and reality become confused. Marooned for some unexplained reason on a boat in an uncertain time and in an ocean where the sun never seems to rise, it is not this state of limbo itself that threatens; rather, it is some unknown and irresistible force that lurks just beyond understanding or explanation. The mad monk at the center of the fiction tries. He rants and recites philosophy but understanding never arrives.
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Directed and Conceived by Christopher Richmond
Starring: Augusto Aguilera
Featuring: Lee Relvas, Joel Kyack
Cinematography: Boa Simon
Additional Cinematography: Martin Dicicco, Colin Trenbeath
Production Design by Boa Simon, David Simon
Editing by Christopher Richmond, Eric Sheehan
Original Music by Marvin Astorga
Gaffer: Martin Dicicco
Electric: Jordan Black, Colin Trenbeath
Grip: Jeremy Rocine
Sound: Emett Cassey, Freesound.org licensed under Creative Commons: CC0 1.0 DEED https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/, Matt Gangi, Nature audio provided by Quiet Planet, Christopher Richmond, Brandon J. Rolle
Make-up by Jenny Hou
Still Photography by Veli-Matti Hoikka
Sound Design by Christopher Richmond
Colorist: Colin Trenbeath
Songs
"We Are One" Written and Performed by Xina Xurner, Courtesy of Xina Xurner
"You Will Die (I Will Fuck You)" Written and Performed by Xina Xurner, Courtesy of Xina Xurner
“Exposure Script No. 1” Written by Brandon J. Rolle, Courtesy of Brandon J. Rolle
"Sex" Written and Performed by Xina Xurner, Courtesy of Xina Xurner
"Burn Slow" Written and Performed by Xina Xurner, Courtesy of Xina Xurner
Re-Recording Mixing and Mastering by Nathan Whitcomb
Additional video provided by atelopus/Pond5, Nick Conedera, BlackBoxGuild/Pond5, Kokhanchikov/Envato Market, markoconnell/Pond5, Jay K. Raja, rubberball/Pond5, SanFlow/Envato Market
Special Thanks to Scott Arundale, Lena Daly, Leigh Daniels, Matt Gangi, Paula Gelly, Elisa Harkins, Felipe Lima , Moskowitz Bayse, David Muenzer, Debra Simon, Lundgren Gallery, Jan Tumlir, Fleurette West