Light Dreams Inside Out — Graciela Cassel

Light Dreams Inside-Out (2013)

Dur: 4:53 min

This piece is about dreams, transformation, identity, and play.

1-”Wolf-girls” are inside a space, appearing as if they are being trapped. The masks play an important part of their transformative roles. The action of putting on a mask and taking it off is a moment of self discovery.

2-Two wolf-girls come through an opening in a fence and they discover a mirror. In its reflection, they start to see themselves. They discover how they look and what they can do. But in this interplay, they start a fight that ends in the Tchi’s surrender. Then, the interaction becomes more of curiosity than of animosity. When the Tchi falls asleep, she becomes part of light.

3-The mood in this part is of the freedom of light and movement. Girls, without masks, can play to catch the moon.

“Light Dreams In and Out” deals with our desires and fears to live our lives fully. Two mythological characters, half wolf and half human, take a journey that serves to resolve their isolation and alienation by confronting their fears and embracing their destinies. In their dreams, they realize that they must abandon their wolf masks and claim their humanity in order to become integrated with the world. They dance with the moon as a symbol of this transformation. This is a joyful dance which connects humans, the city in which they live, and the nature that is all around them.

Video Artist: Graciela Cassel

Performers: Ya Ting Chi, Byul Han and Chia Chun Jessica Hu

Music: Massimo Sammi

2019 Light Dreams Inside Out. BRAC, Bronx Center for the Arts, NY

2019 Light Dreams Inside Out. IndieFEST Film. Award of Recognition. California

2019 Light Dreams Inside Out. Amsterdam World Film Festival, Nederland’s

2019 Light Dreams Inside Out. Annual CPH Film Festival, Copenhagen

2019 Light Dreams Inside Out. Euro Film Festival, Geneva

2019 Light Dreams Inside Out, The Joy House, Australia

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