"I wanted to create a film that used movement in a raw and translatable sense, building the performance alongside the poetic nature of the story."
DIRECTOR CRAIG MOORE
“Into the arms of sunshine” is a story about two lost lovers, separated but longing to be together. They look to the sun for comfort and guidance, moving ever closer until they are finally in each other’s arms again. This is an experimental love story told through poetry and motion. The sun can be a real source of comfort, a metaphor for reassuring one in times of need and loneliness, a guiding light. Now with Spring on our doorstep, and after a long hard winter, our spirits are lifted once again as we look to the sun.
Our compass. Our source of positivity and optimism. It can heal hearts and lift the spirit. Into the arms of sunshine uses the sun to connect two souls. Filmed on the dry dusty landscapes of the South African west coast, with clothing supplied by London fashion house, TooGood - and styled by ANSO - this is an experimental short that uses dance and poetry to tell a story of two lost lovers longing to be together again.
From the Director, Craig Moore:
I wanted to create a film that used movement in a raw and translatable sense, building the performance alongside the poetic nature of the story. There is something liberating about making an experimental film of this nature. There were so many beautiful moments and, with us being a small crew, we were able to be reactive and capture ideas for shots that simply arose from rehearsing or watching. It was a process we all really enjoyed. In commercials, we plan everything so much that it leaves little room to react to interesting and unique angles - perspectives that might materialise on the shoot. We were in the middle of nowhere with epic locations, brilliant performers, and a handheld camera setup. A very liberating approach and the result was a beautifully simplistic story with emotion and depth at its core.
The decision to use circus performers, instead of dancers, came about by chance and we welcomed this exciting evolution to how we used movement and conveyed emotion. They are from the Montreal Circus and were also ‘trapped’ in Cape Town. I have worked with dancers and choreographers all over the world but there was something special with how Brin and Sabine interpreted emotion and movement. We had a playlist to create a mood and then we left the performance unwind with that feeling of the song, evolving and growing. I think all of the scenes had their own unique beauty, between subject performance and location - the hard part was being selective about the shots that ultimately made the cut and told the story of love and longing.
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Director Craig Moore
AC Alex Ortscheit
Styling Anso
Art Direction Hey, Koekje!
Story Craig Moore & Anso
Dancers Sabine & Brin
Editor Joris Willems
Music Simon Ringrose
Voice Olivia
Voice Studios Audiotheque
Grading Joseph Bicknell
AC Alex Ortscheit
Styling Anso
Art Direction Hey, Koekje!
Story Craig Moore & Anso
Dancers Sabine & Brin
Editor Joris Willems
Music Simon Ringrose
Voice Olivia
Voice Studios Audiotheque
Grading Joseph Bicknell
