Project Detail

Surrender

Synopsis

Mount Olympus, a 24 hour theatre performance to 'Glorify The Cult Of Tragedy' by visionary Flemish Artist Jan Fabre, took 12 months rehearsals with 27 Warriors of Beauty to create.
This feature-length art film was shot entirely by hand on a single camera and a a crew of one. Captured onstage, backstage and in Fabre's private atelier, the film offers a quiet and intimate glimpse of the human body when it truly surrenders and reveals its truth.

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Features
Running time
157 mins
Format
HD
Director
Phil Griffin 1st Feature
Producer
Phil Griffin
Co-Producer
Jan Fabre
Executive Producer
Nick Taussig
Editor
Giulio Boato
Director of Photography
Phil Griffin
Sound
Lorenzo Danesin

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Production Status

Production Company

Salon Presents an Alchemy Pictures Production. A Troubleyn and Angelos Co-production

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