A young girl has a near-death experience, and her spirit and body become estranged. As the girl’s body fights to regain consciousness, her spirit wanders through a fragmented landscape of memory searching for a way back home. When they finally converge, will it be too late? This is the story of the human spirit and the universal craving to find home told through dance, music and film.
Inspired by the seminal poem Song, by Allen Ginsberg, The Weight is a dance based short film about a two sisters separated by a freak act of nature.
Directed by Ben Stamper and Andrew Michael Ellis
Choreographed by Larkin Poynton and Christopher Martin
Music by Mason Jar Music
Cinematography by Andrew Michael Ellis and Ben Stamper
Editing by Andrew Michael Ellis, Ben Stamper, Jonathan Seale, Larkin Poynton and Christopher Martin
"Song" by Allen Ginsberg
Read by Tom O'Bedlam
Starring:
Arden Stamper
Janelle Gleason
Dancers:
Chris Martin
Fabian Tucker
Krystine Nicole Aguas
Larkin Poynton
Mariel Madrid
Mikey Ruiz
Production Management
Lea Fulton
Jon Seale
Camera Assistants:
Jacob Blumberg
Lander Andonegi
Photographer:
Timo Detimers
BTS director:
Ibon "Ambolo" Taboada