Afterlife’s Dance

a short film

Two paper figures in the afterlife seeking each other out to continue the dance; sometimes loving, sometimes not.

The two paper jackets (without the hands) are original Qingming objects from Hong Kong.
They are being manufactured for the Qingming Festival in China. This is the day for mourning and honoring the dead. People burn all sorts of artificial goods (entirely made out of paper) on the grave, so the dead are taken care of in the afterlife.

music by: Johann Sebastian Bach

première: EYE Film Institute Netherlands_Cinedans_International Dance on Screen Festival_NL_2016
short film
2:39 min.
QuickTime HD
1920×1080
16:9