Danielle Mackenzie Long
DURATION: 9:30
CO-COMMISSIONING PARTNER: New Works
MENTORS: Justine A. Chambers + Sammy Chien
Universally sharing the exact sensation of time passing is impossible. Days of extreme chaos may seem to exist for a mere second, while a single moment of stillness can feel bottomless, never ending.
Be content with moments of quietness. Allow yourself to observe the mundanity you see for the minutes that pass over you. Slowly, SHOULDERING INTERVALS OF DESIRE reveals itself as a visual vault depicting the accumulation of my many aspirations, which have all been influenced by the relationship I hold between time and life. As circumstances in my life change, my relationship to time shifts drastically, as do my ambitions and desires. Some have become irrelevant because that desire’s lifespan has run out. Either I have simply outgrown the idea of it, or I convinced myself it is no longer of interest to me since I care too deeply about it to bear the thought of not being able to reach it.
Surrounded by an abundance of options, the extreme ambition to pursue many paths, and the overwhelming reality of having to make decision after decision I shift between existing in reality with my thoughts to the courtroom of my mind
Trying to wait. No rushing.
Debating between ideal scenarios
Negotiating among myself
Confronting my wildest aspirations
Pursuing it unapologetically
There will be many turning points to come in my life. SHOULDERING INTERVALS OF DESIRE is merely how I am navigating the current moment of great change and decision I face.
CREDITS
Director: Danielle Mackenzie Long
Cinematographer: Max Berkowitz
Performers: Danielle Mackenzie Long and Alder Sherwood
Choreographer: Danielle Mackenzie Long
Sound Designer: Miya Kosowick
Editor: Danielle Mackenzie Long
Wardrobe: Alder Sherwood and Allie Shiff
THANK YOU
Without the generous support from Ellie Bishop, Kate Franklin, Nelson Kumar, David McIntosh, Hannah Richard, Ben Ross, Nikki Schenk, and Allie Shiff this film would not be possible. Thank you all for your various contributions throughout the process.
