A presentation of a work on progress version of the film “The Ferryman”

“The Ferryman” is a cinematic and choreographic exploration of the animistic roots of rituals, dance and sculpture, and their relevance nowadays.  Through the journey of a half-deer, half-hunter character (Damien Jalet), the film is a metaphoric, poetic and visceral six-step ascent of a mountain, considered here a place of birth and death.  Filmed in the stunning landscape of volcanic islands such as Bali, Japan and Scotland, as well as in Louvre museum, the ancestral and complex relationship of men and nature, often seen as a gateway between visible and invisible worlds, is portrayed here through a series of striking ceremonies (trance, cremations and sacrifices rituals in Bali, mountain worship in Japan), contemporary dance performances excerpts and words, narrated by performance artist Marina Abramović.

Oneiric and raw, blurring the line between archaic and contemporary, between documentary and fiction, “The Ferryman” sometimes hauntingly scored by composer Ryuchi Sakamoto, is a fascinating, reflective and singular travel through the borders of the worlds.

A film ‘in progress’by Gilles Delmas
Choreographed and performed by Damien Jalet
With the participation of: Marina Abramovic, Ryuichi Sakamoto
With: Hoshino Fumihiro, Aimilios Arapoglou, Mirai Moriyama, Aakash Odedra, Clara Furey, the ensemble of Sebatu | Editing: Marc Boyer
Co-production by Lardux films, TVM cineplume, staatstheater Darmstadt
With the support of CNC, region Rhones alpes