Five bodies share a room, bound by the act of waiting—each for a different longing. This film, adapted from a live piece of the same name by Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, explores the intersection of time, desire, and connection.
Five bodies share a room, bound by the act of waiting—each for a different longing.
Or Schraiber and Bobbi Jene Smith are choreographers, directors, and performers. Former members of the Batsheva Dance Company, they have created original works for the Paris Opera Ballet, the Royal Danish Ballet, Ballet BC, the Gothenburg Dance Company, the Batsheva Ensemble, and the L.A. Dance Project, among others. Their film credits include ‘The Bride,’ ‘Annihilation,’ and ‘The Way of the Wind’. Both are founding members of the American Modern Opera Company and co-founders of The Broken Theater, a collective dedicated to creating original dance-theater works. They have also choreographed plays, including the acclaimed Off-Broadway production of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea.
Cast: Bobbi Jene Smith, Or Schraiber, Astrid Elbo, Kizzy Matiakis, Alexander Bozinoff, Yonatan Daskal
Directed by Bobbi Jene Smith & Or Schraiber
Original Score by Yonatan Daskal
Produced by Garen Scribner & Or Schraiber
Executive Producers: WNET/ALL ARTS: James King, Kristy Geslain, Diane Mescale
Associate Producer: Enav Ravitz Bikovsky
Choreographed by Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber In Collaboration With Astrid Elbo, Kizzy Matiakis, and Alexander Bozinoff.
Filmed & Edited by Or Schraiber
Scenography by Christian Friedländer
Costumes by Bobbi Jene Smith & Christian Friedländer
Sound Design by Rotem Dror
Dramaturgy by Marie Haugsted Mors
Light Design by Christian Vest Berntsen
Color by Ido Karilla
Graphics by Omri Cohen Design
Wardrobe Supervisor: Susanne Holman
Hair & Makeup by Marie-Louise Poulsen
Production Manager: Ken Nielsen
Music Mixed and Recorded by Rejoicer
Foley Studios: ZANCA
Foley Artist: Leyla De la Hoz (ASA)
Foley Mixer: Pepa Santa María (ASA)
Foley Editor: Sofía Scovotti
Foley Supervisors: Leyla De la Hoz (ASA), Pepa Santa María (ASA)
Foley Studio Coordinators: Fabian Aranda, Leila Marrazzo Bonora
Music:
Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 – written by Johann Sebastian Bach. Performed by Daskal. Courtesy of Raw Tapes.
Romantican – piano version – written and produced by Yonatan Daskal & Yuvi Havkin. Courtesy of Raw Tapes.
Men’s Duet – written and produced by Yonatan Daskal & Yuvi Havkin. Courtesy of Raw Tapes.
Bull – written and produced by Yonatan Daskal & Yuvi Havkin. Orchestration by Daskal. Courtesy of Raw Tapes.
Kizzy’s Moment – written and produced by Yonatan Daskal & Yuvi Havkin. Courtesy of Raw Tapes.
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 – Written by Maurice Ravel. Performed by Daskal. Courtesy of Raw Tapes.
Filmed on location at the Edison Theater of Betty Nansen Teatret, Copenhagen, Denmark
