GRAFTING SELF
DE/AT 2022, 12 Min, short
2022
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 Langlois
Sound Assistance:
Elie Gregory
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
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 Langlois
Sound Assistance:
Elie Gregory
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
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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 Langlois
Sound Assistance:
Elie Gregory
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