Inner Smoke (2016)
Kim-Sanh Chau & Ray Lavers
Kim-Sanh Chau & Ray Lavers
Co-creation Kim-Sanh Châu Ray Lavers
Music (trailer) Hazy Montagne Mystique (Chittakone Baccam)
Duration eleven minutes
Original format 35 mm full-frame, 4K pro res
Shot in Vietnam Produced in Canada
Award Best Direction 2017. Festival Quartiers Danses /Canada
Screening Krossing-Over Festival /Vietnam (April 16,2017), Festival Quartiers Danses /Canada (September 9-11-13, 2017), Festival VideoMovimiento /Colombia (September 17, 2017), TanzFilmFestival BERLIN /Germany) (October 6, 2017), Espressioni /Italy (October 7, 2017), Rencontres Internationales Regards Hybrides /Canada (November 11, 2017)
Year 2016
In Hoa Binh, rural area in Northern Vietnam, large expanses of white smoke can be observed every day. Whether at roadsides, in fields, or even backyards, local light fires every night around 5 p.m. Whether fire is lit in the idea of cleaning, purifying or honouring the deceased, this omnipresent phenomenon becomes obsessive. Inner Smoke is a dance-embodiement of the fire and smoke process, following the Vietnamese cult of the dead culture. This film deals with the space left for renewal after one’s disappearance, while questioning what remains from the past, what we can not see, like ashes that we are no longer paying attention to. Inner Smoke is also an intimate diary of the two protagonists’ journey in Vietnam. It follows Kim-Sanh Châu (choreographer/dancer) and Ray Lavers (filmmaker) into their creation process. Images depict their different perspectives regarding creation and experience in a foreign land.
Music (trailer) Hazy Montagne Mystique (Chittakone Baccam)
Duration eleven minutes
Original format 35 mm full-frame, 4K pro res
Shot in Vietnam Produced in Canada
Award Best Direction 2017. Festival Quartiers Danses /Canada
Screening Krossing-Over Festival /Vietnam (April 16,2017), Festival Quartiers Danses /Canada (September 9-11-13, 2017), Festival VideoMovimiento /Colombia (September 17, 2017), TanzFilmFestival BERLIN /Germany) (October 6, 2017), Espressioni /Italy (October 7, 2017), Rencontres Internationales Regards Hybrides /Canada (November 11, 2017)
Year 2016
In Hoa Binh, rural area in Northern Vietnam, large expanses of white smoke can be observed every day. Whether at roadsides, in fields, or even backyards, local light fires every night around 5 p.m. Whether fire is lit in the idea of cleaning, purifying or honouring the deceased, this omnipresent phenomenon becomes obsessive. Inner Smoke is a dance-embodiement of the fire and smoke process, following the Vietnamese cult of the dead culture. This film deals with the space left for renewal after one’s disappearance, while questioning what remains from the past, what we can not see, like ashes that we are no longer paying attention to. Inner Smoke is also an intimate diary of the two protagonists’ journey in Vietnam. It follows Kim-Sanh Châu (choreographer/dancer) and Ray Lavers (filmmaker) into their creation process. Images depict their different perspectives regarding creation and experience in a foreign land.