The freedom to question
(sponsor and sponsored in conversation) Video
(sponsor and sponsored in conversation) Video
What happens if the sponsor and the sponsored swap positions? That was the fundamental question of the project AlmostYou. This film tries to reflect on this process. But unwillingly as narrator I find myself in the same position as the two protagonists of the film: am I going to be an observer of this project or a witness? Am I going to stay an outsider or will I get involved? This film analyses the relationship between ‘guest’ and ‘host’. How does the host present his ‘home’ to the guest? Is it a transparent place – which just seems open – or is there a sense of porosity; leaving real space for ‘otherness’.
Credits:
Letters: Igor Dobricic and Jeanne van Heeswijk
Corrected and Narrated by: Tabitha Kane
Music and soundtrack by: Aliona Yurtsevich
Soundtrack contains excerpts of music by: Michael Fisher (violin) / Klaas-Jan Govaart (electronics) / Aliona Yurtsevich (tedra) Audio post-production: Klaas-Jan Govaart
Technical sound support of: Tess Walkowski
Thanks to:
Yane Calovski for his support and friendship,
Roe Cherpac for his feedback and critical analysis,
Niels Juist for his help by clarifying my ideas,
Klaas-Jan Govaart and Tess Walkowski for their availability and technical advise
Length: 22 min. Aspect ratio: 16:9