A Death in the Family
Description :
Media is a dominant force that can shape minds and perception, and as media becomes more intertwined in our everyday lives, it influences our thinking. What does a future look like when the way we consume media becomes more personal by the minute? ‘A Death in the Family’ is a dystopian trend forecast to show people the dangers of a possible future where hyper- personalisation is the status quo.
As our future becomes more individualised we lose what it means to be human: Connection, not to the internet but towards each other. Around a dinner table, we meet a traditional and perfect family. But only on the surface, they appear to be such. They seem to be reduced to simplified, cliché versions of themselves and live in a constant state of numbness in which distance and artificiality are a given. Simple, warm family life has turned robotic and cold. Abstract and alienating scenes bring forward the immense distance within this family and ask the viewer the question: is this what we want?
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Credits :
Starring: Joana Vinogradoff Thomas Kuipers Luna van der Straaten Cas de Bruin
Written & Directed by Puck Litaay Director of Photography: Abel van Dijk Production Designer: Aline Hogenberg Head of Styling: Indiana Roma Voss Editor: Huub Verburg Composer & Sound Designer: Martijn Ruytinx Producer: Puck Litaay Assistant Producer: Marrie Dogger 1st AD: Aukje Bink 1st Assistant Camera: Pauline Skoreng Gaffer: Yannick Giraud Best Boy: Thomas Weber 2nd Assistant Camera: Niels Lokhorst Make-up & Hair: Reny Schijven Styling Assistant: Lea Wilbrand Art Assistant: Lisa Barnhoorn Set Dresser: Ella Gerritsen Production Assistants: Merisse Huwaë, Steffie Huwaë, Sam van Felius Colorist: Stefan Mandersloot Still Photography: Jaimy Gail