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A Film by Andrei Severny TWO WOMEN ESCAPING A CATASTROPHE LOOK CA FILMO BY ANDREIN SEVERNYDIFOR SALVATIONT IN NATUREI AND SOUNDON FILMMAKERS Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor ANDREI SEVERNY Producer, Editor AMIR NADERI Sound Constructions RICHARD GARET Assistant Director CHRIS FEDERICO Associate Producer DAR MESHI Associate Producer IRENE DEL CAMPO 2nd Assistant Director ZACK KIMMEL Re-Recording Mixer ELI COHN Hospital Scene Set Design DOUG FITCH CAST Dr. Mary Taggert JESSICA KAYE Alaska ANTONELLA LENTINI Fisherman STEVE MOSHIER CONSULTANTS DORINNE S. DAVIS M.A., CCC-A, FAAA, RCTC, BARA ABOU FARMAN-FARMAIAN ORLY GENGER DR. YUVAL NERIA RICHARD COLBOURNE ZACHARY MODEL LESLEY FLANIGAN SAM NEAVE SPECIAL THANKS EDWARD R. TUFTE COOK WHITTEN JR. JOHN ENGLAND MAYOR AND THE PEOPLE OF WINTER HARBOR, MAINE STEVE AND KELLEY BOYD TANYA HUANG MAHMOUD HAMADANI JULIETA TALAVERA JANICE PEDLEY SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27 10.00 MASSIMO 3 AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS DURING TFF: CONTACT: [email protected] MONDAY NOVEMBER 28 22.15 MASSIMO 3 JESSICA KAYE (ACTRESS) SUN NOV 27 - TUE NOV 29 USA +1 646 233 1140 UK +44 20 8123 7120 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29 15.00 MASSIMO 3 ANDREI SEVERNY (WRITER/DIRECTOR) FRI NOV 25 - SAT DEC 3 FRIDAY DECEMBER 02 14.30 GREENWICH 2 WWW.SEVERNY.COM A STORY ABOUT SOUND AND ITS MASSIVE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OVER HUMAN PSYCHE logline Two women escaping a catastrophe look for salvation in nature and sound. synopsis Escaping a catastrophe, researcher and sound therapist Mary Taggert and her patient Alaska become stranded in the mysterious landscape of the Northern shoreline. Enigmatic Alaska runs away from her doctor, forcing both to look for salvation in nature and sound. FROM THE DIRECTOR A voice, a few notes, or waves The psychological impact of Another meaning of condition, I hope the film will evoke multiple rolling on the shoreline can trigger catastrophic events, which are one prominent in the Russian interpretations. Perhaps it will profound emotions. For many intentionally left undefined, form language, is a certain emotional encourage one to pause, listen and years scientists have been trying an important theme of the film. state, non-verbal and transcendent, observe with greater discernment to understand the power of sound, Anywhere in today’s world we are relating to a nonphysical realm. A and intensity – to consider how which to this day remains a mystery. subject to stresses caused by man- good part of the film explores this much we have yet to know about A handful of researchers today use made disasters such as 9/11, the realm, a space in which, absent the universe and ourselves. sound waves to address various Madrid train bombing, the Moscow of words and dialogue, this more illnesses. These practices, however, bombings and the Sarin gas attack spiritual meaning emerges. Here, have not yet been embraced by in Tokyo, none of which belonged to narrative is secondary to feeling and Andrei Severny mainstream medicine. I hope any particular war. This environment atmosphere, expressed in a way Condition will broaden the dialogue creates a certain condition in all of possible only in cinema. on this subject. us. In this sense, we are all prone to some form of post-traumatic stress disorder. SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUND I have been consulting with Mr. atoms in the brain. My work is on emotional imbalance. The idea frequencies and patterns can help Severny to ensure the degree of the cutting edge of how sound that sound affects us emotionally, us overcome health and wellness accuracy of what he presents as to can make a major change on how physically and spiritually is a issues, while hinting at how the quiet the body’s response to sound. well we maintain our learning, relatively new area of research in of our environment supports us with development and overall wellness. the mainstream areas of NIH and the healing process - a concept For over twenty years I have Mr. Severny’s work on the other is becoming of interest to other that perhaps in fifty years may be been studying the connection hand is a “cutting edge” film. respected avenues of research. more standard within our “wellness between the voice, the ear, and It suggests that the emotional choices.” the brain. Each cell in our body is responses received from a traumatic Condition has the potential to a resonating entity emitting its own event can be changed with the use trigger more research and interest I was pleased to be of assistance sound frequency. These sounds of sound, whether it be the absence in how sound rhythms, patterns, with this very innovative film. are not “heard” per se by the ear, of sound within our environment frequencies, intensities, durations, but are recognized by the quantum or with frequency specific sound etc can affect us as humans. It DORINNE DAVIS movement of our molecules and patterns that address the particular introduces the concept that sound MA CCC-A FAAA RCTC BARA Foremost sound-based therapist and researcher, President of The Davis Center, NJ. FILMMAKERS RICHARD GARET composer was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, and has lived and worked in New York City developing experimental sound AMIR NADERI producer, editor and visual artworks based on nature’s started his international career processes, observation of relationships in Iran in the 1970s with award- ANDREI SEVERNY writer, director, cinematographer, editor between nature and people, and winning films such as Waiting and was born in 1977 in Moscow, Russia into a family of astronomers. Since various phenomena found and Requiem. In the 80s he helped 2004 Severny has lived in New York City where he makes films, still produced in aural and visual time-based focus international attention on photographs and video installations. Maintaining a recognizable visual media. His artwork has been shown Iranian cinema with acclaimed style, his works explore human perception, psychology, neuroscience at San Francisco Museum of Modern works such as The Runner and and delve into the mysteries of nature. Severny’s short films Tom on Mars Art, Museum of Contemporary Art of Water, Wind, Dust. Based in New and Disparait, screened at festivals in London, New York, Barcelona, Barcelona, Art Museum of Puerto Rico, York City since the late ‘80s, Naderi v Milan, Kolkata, Avignon and others. Since EAC – Espacio de Arte Contemporáneo has since made his NY Trilogy: 2007 Andrei has worked in collaboration FILMOGRAPHY (Contemporary Museum) of Manhattan by Numbers (1993), with Edward Tufte, the world-renowned Montevideo. A, B, C... Manhattan (1997), and 2011 - Condition (70 min) master of analytical design. Tufte provided Marathon (2002). His U.S. films have 2005 - Disparait, (5 min) excerpts from the sonic compositions mentorship and support for Condition. v premiered at the Film Society of by Richard Garet used in Condition: Condition is Andrei Severny’s first feature 2005 - Tom on Mars (7 min) Lincoln Center, MoMA’s New Films length film. New Director’s series, the Venice, Winter published by Leerraum Cannes, Sundance and Tribeca Film Subtracted published by White_Line Festivals. His Sound Barrier (2005), Editions won the Roberto Rossellini Critics Prize at the Rome Film Festival. His For Shimpei Takeda from Intrinsic last feature films Vegas: Based on Motion published by Non Visual Objects a True Story (2008) and Cut (2011) No musical instruments were used in any of were in competition at the Venice the sounds heard in Condition. Film Festival. FILMOGRAPHY THE ROPE MOTIF ANTONELLA LENTINI actress JESSICA KAYE actress The character of Alaska is obsessed 2011 - Cut was born and raised in New York was born in Johannesburg, South with making shapes out of rope as 2008 - Vegas: Based on a True Story City, Manhattan. She is of Italian, Africa and raised in the U.S. Midwest. a way to deal with her inner trauma. 2005 - Sound Barrier Peruvian and Belgian descent. As She attended Harvard University, Later in the film Alaska unties the 2002 - Marathon a child, she performed, produced earning a BA magna cum laude in knots as a symbol of her recovery. 1997 - A, B, C... Manhattan and directed her own Charlie Performance Studies, and Columbia During the pre-production Andrei 1993 - Manhattan By Numbers Chaplin-esque plays for family University, MFA in Acting and is Severny met Orly Genger, the artist 1989 - Water, Wind, Dust friends. After high school she pursuing MFA in Film Production at famous for her incredible giant hand 1985 - Davandeh (The Runner) attended New York University’s USC School of Cinematic Arts. Ms. woven sculptures made of rope. 1981 - Josteju Doe (Search Two) Gallatin school of individualized Kaye played classical roles in theater Orly shared some of her skills with 1980 - Josteju Yek (Search One) study. While attending NYU, such as Miss Julie, Portia, Viola, Nina Antonella Lentini that she used for 1979 - Barandeh (The Winner) she developed her own major, and Ophelia as well as in premieres the role. 1975 - Marsiyeh (Requiem) Screenwriting as a Weapon, and of contemporary plays such as The 1974 - Entezar (Waiting) continued to pursue her acting King is Dead and Artfuckers. She career by working on student has performed off-Broadway and 1973 - Saz Dahani (Harmonica) films, shorts, independent feature toured productions in Europe and 1973 - Tangsir films, Television, and community South Korea. Her film and television 1971 - Tangna (Impasse) theater. credits include, Veronika Decides to 1970 - Goodbye Friend Die, with Sarah Michelle Gellar. She was the lead actress and producer in the short film Gargoyle nominated ORLY GENGER sculptor was born in New York City in 1979. She received for a 2010 South African Film and her BA from Brown University in 2001, and Television Award. attended The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2002. She has since had exhibitions at MASS MoCA, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum and galleries around the world.
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