TOGETHERNESS
PIETER DESMET
DANCE + FILM
2022
A science-fiction dance film exploring the paradox of digital closeness and physical distance in a post-pandemic world. Created with The Backyard Collective, it reflects on the altered nature of togetherness—always connected, yet rarely in the same space. Abstract and poetic images evoke a sense of longing, forming a visual narrative driven by movement rather than chronology or text. The film unfolds like a living photographic work, where each scene resonates through thematic connection. Its aesthetic was shaped through a close collaboration between choreographer and cinematographer, emphasizing the emotional threads that bind the fragments.
CREDITS
directed by
director of photography
cast
production
co-production
producer
production manager
production assistant
soundtrack
editor
first assistant camera
second assistant camera
gaffer
video projection operator
boom operator
art director
set dressers
costume The Creature
tailoring
analogue set photographer
BTS photographers
drivers
with the support of
thanks to
Pieter Desmet
Davide Belotti
Alexa Moya Panksep + Machias Bosschaerts + Julia Godino Llorens + Pauline Van Nuffel + Meike Stevens + Aki Iwamoto + Klara Esnerova + Daan Jaartsveld + Margot Masquelier
The Backyard vzw
Persona + Kokos
Pieter Desmet
Aïda Gabriëls + Annelies Heyrman
Júlia Godino Llorens
Adriaan de Roover
Samuel Agniel + Pieter Desmet
Giel Dhaenens
Jonathan De Maeyer
Jan Van Lindt
Schröder
Jeroen Heymans + Tim Coenegrachts
RV
Junior Yussuf + Alexandros Anastasiadis + Maureen Bator + Magdalena Ottl + Steffi Mennen + Jonathan De Maeyer
Machias Bosschaerts
Machias Bosschaerts + Margot Masquelier
Yuan Yao
Johan Pijpops + Jonathan De Maeyer
Maureen Bator + Steffi Mennen + Margot Masquelier
Stad Antwerpen + Ostron + Petra Arckens
AP Hogeschool Antwerpen / Royal Conservatory Antwerp + deSingel Internationale Kunstencampus + Ultima Vez + Destelheide
DATES
13 Dec 2021 - pre-screening
22 Oct 2022
19 Nov 2022
27 May 2023
17 August 2023
De Cinema
De Makersdag
BYOB@BROEI
Municipal Gallery Casa Bianca
On Art Dance & Music Film Festival
Antwerpen, BE
Leuven, BE
Gent, BE
Thessaloniki, GR
Warsaw, PO
