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Ian Kaler
GRAFTING SELF| Short
Film
19.03.2022 (12:00) and 22.03.2023 (20:45)
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Part of the Ethereal Existence shorts programme at
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BFI Flare 2023 / London LGBTQIA + Film Festival 2023 (London/UK)
GRAFTING SELF is a dreamlike coming-of-age
story portraying a transmale protagonist who takes his younger self
KID on a journey through the forest in the summer. Interwoven in different
timelines, the encounters with a horse and a motocross bike suggest a literal
and metaphorical arrival of the protagonist* as a gesture to befriend one’s
inner child.
Direction,
Performance, Voice-over
Ian Kaler Cinematography
Diara Sow Camera Assistance
David Schwier Video Editing
Noam Gorbat Color Grading
Caio Soares
Sound Design
Aude Elie Gregory Sound Assistance Langlois Music
Composition Hermione Frank aka rRoxymore
Construction Woodwork 'The Kid’
Rebekah Wild Construction Body 'The Kid‘
Nanna Neudeck Costume Johanna Frahm
Prop Assistance Beate Hennersdorf
Production Assistance Ben Clark
Text Coaching Jane Palmer
Voice-Over Coaching Eliza Simpson
Horse Shayla Horse Training
Sophia Weber Motocross Coaching / Stunts
Moto X Schmiede Production Management
Martina Neu (Berlin), das Schaufenster (Vienna) Production
Ian Kaler DCP Mirjam Bromundt
Supported by
the NATIONAL PERFORMANCE NETWORK – STEPPING OUT –
funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media within
the framework of the initiative NEUSTART KULTUR Assistance Program for Dance
Ian Kaler is supported by the City of Vienna | Municipal
Department Cultural Affairs. Special Thanks to Moto
X Schmiede – Patrick Spingat, Lars Niemuth,
Kerstin Große und Reiterhof Helenau
