Lithic Choreographies (2019)
An experimental documentary shot on the Swedish island of Gotland. It mines historical data, mingling it with speculative fictions, to chronicle different chapters embedded to the island's geological strata. Working with locals to ground the film's investigations within the myriad communities of Gotland, Smith seeks to re-imagine our modes of engagement with and contributions to ecological assemblages. Scanning the landscape characterised by palaeo-sea-stacks, fossil coastlines, concrete production plants and limestone quarries, the film focuses a lens on minerals circulated in economic, cultural and agricultural contexts.
Director: Sam Smith
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Thibault Lac as Dancer |
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Sara Eliason as Herself |
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Lars Kruthof as Voice |
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Antoine Arquié as Suderbyn Permaculture Ecovillage |
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Ana García Barbé as Suderbyn Permaculture Ecovillage |
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Femke Blom as Suderbyn Permaculture Ecovillage |
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Alisa Dendro as Suderbyn Permaculture Ecovillage |
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Bettina Donkó as Suderbyn Permaculture Ecovillage |
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Florent Golin as Suderbyn Permaculture Ecovillage |
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Kamuran Kıvanç Kaftanoğlu as Suderbyn Permaculture Ecovillage |
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Sergii Lutchenko as Suderbyn Permaculture Ecovillage |
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Sarah Monnier as Suderbyn Permaculture Ecovillage |
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Laura Vass as Suderbyn Permaculture Ecovillage |
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Gabriel Norberg O'sullivan as Suderbyn Permaculture Ecovillage |
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Jan Luthman as Voice |
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Olivia Gustafsson as Department of Archaeology and Ancient History |
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Hanna Sjöberg as Department of Archaeology and Ancient History |
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Hans-Ove Hellström as Fire |
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Johanna Pietikäinen as Brucebo Artist House |
| Sound | Sam Smith | Music |
| Crew | Petter Yxell | Translator |
| Crew | Elaine Bolton | Translator |
| Sound | Anders Nyström | Sound Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Sam Smith | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Staffan Enström | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Matt Coster | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Sam Smith | Producer |
| Camera | Sam Smith | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Sam Smith | Writer |
| Crew | Hélène Gibbings | Translator |
| Production | Baltic Art Center | Producer |
| Writing | Nella Aarne | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scott Ramsay-Kyle | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bronwen Marshall | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Sam Smith | Director |
| Editing | Sam Smith | Editor |