Project Detail

All This Can Happen

Synopsis

A flickering dance of intriguing imagery brings to light the possibilities of ordinary movements from the everyday which appear, evolve and freeze before your eyes. Made entirely from archive photographs and footage from the earliest days of moving image, All This Can Happen (2012) follows the footsteps of the protagonist from the short story ‘The Walk’ by Robert Walser. Juxtapositions, different speeds and split frame techniques convey the walker’s state of mind as he encounters a world of hilarity, despair and ceaseless variety.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Features
Running time
50 mins
Director
Siobhan Davies, David Hinton
Producer
Martha Wailes
Executive Producer
Franck Bordese
Editor
Danny McGuire, Matthew Killip
Sound
Chu-Li Shewring
Principal cast
John Heffernan
Stills Researcher
Lucie Sheppard
Additional Stills Research
Piera Buckland, Zoe Dickin
Dubbing Mixer
Peter Hodges
On-line Editor and Colourist
Torquil Dearden
Title Design
Mark Marazzi
Production Team
Nina Baker, Robyn Cabaret, Eva Martinez, Alison Proctor, Rob Prouse

Production Status

Production Company

Siobhan Davies Dance

Siobhan Davies Studios
85 St. George's Road
London SE1 6ER

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