The Last Shadow

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Amidst ruins that hold signs of a lost civilization, the solitary Shadow aimlessly spends time amusing itself with found objects. An occurrence breaks the seemingly eternal, repetitive pattern – an existential crack that causes a strangely shaped fire to appear. The Shadow, innocently curious about this unfamiliar phenomenon, begins to interact with fire, not realizing that it is also the path to transcendence. Gradually and exponentially, with each touch of fire, the Shadow’s skin dissolves until it is time for a new being to emerge.

2018 / 2772 in public ranking

Prem Jyothis

Arta Raituma

biography

Arta is a visual artist from Latvia. In her practice using wood burning and fire techniques she is focusing on the exploration of the sublime in nature and liminal states. Prem Jyothis is a filmmaker from India; he is deeply passionate about cinema's potential to be a vehicle for empathy.

Credits
  • Directing : Arta Raituma, Prem Jyothis
  • Casting : Arta Raituma
  • Photography : Prem Jyothis
  • Sound : Prem Jyothis
  • Editing : Prem Jyothis
  • Music : AI generated
  • Decoration : Edem Tengue
  • Costumes : ELVĪRA AZNAGULOVA
  • Production : Julia Novack, Catia Tavares
  • Directing assistant : Edem Teague
  • VFX : LAWRENCE AGBETSISE

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