The Fell of Dark

Animation / Experimental Film

2MIN

In the wake of a tragedy, a chorus of mourners, gather at a sacred site to perform a ritual dance of grief. Expressing symbolic gestures, waves of interconnected movement, and funeral-like processions that swirl like a murmur of starlings, these women, with faces covered by veils of black hair, dance to grieve the loss of a loved one. The Fell of Dark is made in response to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to the Opioid Crisis and to the families who have been silenced by its stigma.

Credits

Directed by Marla Phelan
Tim Richardson

Written by Marla Phelan
Tim Richardson

Produced by Marla Phelan
Tim Richardson

Cast Dancer: Eloise Deluca Dancer: Kevin Pajarillaga Dancer: Jie Hung Connie Shiau Dancer: Erika Choe Dancer: Jennifer Payan Dancer: Andrea Farley Shimota Cinematographer: Theo Stanley Editor: Richard Mettler Colorist: Tim Masick Stylist: Eloise Deluca