Brief Candle

For choreography and dance contact Dorotea: [e-mail]
For image and story contact Duncan: [e-mail]
For more on upcoming films: / beforethewire
The sequel to PAINTED ( • PAINTED ) puts Andrew Wyeth's 'Christina's World' into motion, and explores how bio-electricity galvanizes into discovering muscular intelligence. Light field setup with 50 lamps, thousands of feet of power cord, and careful visual effects in post. Shot with 3 cameras in 30 minutes once right after sunset, and then again just before sunrise the next morning. Special gratitude to Godspeed You! Black Emperor whose music is used courtesy of them, and by permission of Rough Trade Publishing.
Selection:
- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2013
- Breaking 8 (Festival Internazionale Nuova Danza) 2013
- Athens Video Dance Project 2014
- Festival International de Vidéo Danse de Bourgogne 2014
- Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois 2014
- San Francisco Tiny Dance Film Festival 2014
- Agite y Sirva 2014
- San Francisco Dance Film Festival 2014
- Jumping Frames International Dance Video Festival 2014
- Festival International du Film sur l’énergie 2014
- Third Coast Dance Film Fest 2014
- InShadow Festival 2014
- Exhibition at the Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, 2014
- Bouge d'ici 2015
- Bestias Danzantes, Festival de Cine & Danza 2015
Written and Directed by Duncan McDowall (www.beforethewire.com/)
Choreographed and Performed by Dorotea Saykaly (vimeo.com/78367697)
Costume Design by Carla Romagnoli (www.carlaromagnoli.com)
Cinematography by Loïc Surprenant and Seb Delporte
Music by Godspeed You! Black Emperor (by permission from Rough Trade Publishing and Constellation Records)
Additional music by Nans Bortuzzo
Edit and Colour Grade by Loïc Surprenant
Technical Direction by Maxime Lambert
Visual Effects by FRIMA FX
Location provided by Charles Straessle and Kristina Kakebeeke
Produced by BTW in association with Cube to Girl to Bird. This film was made possible through an Indiegogo crowd-sourcing campaign, and the production is very grateful to all the participants listed in the credits.

[@Godgivenlife]

It’s hard to breathe, trying to grasp life, trying to run to the light 💡.

[@guarddog318]

5 years and still no part 3? That's a shame... this story deserves an ending.

[@kamunagich7197]

It conveys the feeling that the flow of time changes with the person's inner feelings. I love it because it's a very poetic image. The music is also cool.

[@v0g3s]

Her dance is so hypnotic... It's so beautiful, really.

[@xyakori7909]

Okay, seriously I am amazed by these videos you have here but I am stunned by her face and expressions, I love them

[@GlidingArt99]

Just as stunning as Painted. I wonder where the third part is....

[@BeforeTheWire]

Thank you. The third part is silence for now, but it's coming.

[@lzeph]

Amazing and beautiful. I've subscribed so I won't miss the third installment.

[@CalamityJane270]

@@BeforeTheWire I'm still hoping that third part will eventually come...

[@BeforeTheWire]

CalamityJane270 thank you for your patience and interest

[@SuperTopnotch22]

@@BeforeTheWire Hi Duncan I'm confused if the performer is duncan or Dorothea but I am incredibly mesmerized and captivated (10 years ago I had these same feelings observing our street in city center and during Soho in New York City) But post pandemic and much earlier I stopped witnessing dance that moved me so deeply. Do you have a patreon account?

[@pauldillon6579]

Anchored to my seat, mesmerised, enchanted, heartbroken and uplifted all in one moment of movement. Thank you both so much for this performance.its not just brilliant, its an absolute good.

[@aletheabodine4819]

Beautiful journey - soundtrack better suited. Lovely dancer ... again, I was there. Namaste

[@guarddog318]

I'm just sorry that the 3rd part was never done or if it was I never found it.

[@steve-o6413]

My perception of Art has been reborn in the spindly legs of a foal, thank you...

[@Amberlance-fo8zr]

absolutely beautiful. I'm actually going to be analyzing this for my project on Christina's world and appropriations of it. :)

[@sonjalewis3047]

It is very moving to see this portrayal of valiant efforts to get muscles acting together. The attempts and flailing around are surprising and beautiful. As night comes on fast, it seems like Dorotea starts to see only her goal--the lighted doorway. So she ceases to focus on how her limbs aren't getting it together, and just throws herself forward. Individual lights appear, reinforcing her unexpected success. Thank you very much for your artistry, Dorotea, and to Mr. McDowall for providing "Brief Candle" and "Painted."

[@gabsl1552]

I'M SO STUNNED WHEN SHE WAS ABLE TO GET UP BY HERSELF! WHAT A SOUL!!!! I really want to meeet heeerrr! where did she take class?

[@nspiliotis]

Thank you Mr McDowall for your wonderful poetry. Direction, choreography and soundtrack working perfectly together is certainly not something very easy..

[@Pollar1019]

Christina's World !!!

[@antoniomota23]

I just love everything about these videos of Duncan. Amazing... every detail counts!

[@ticketboeshi5831]

It's just......Stunning the movement is complex. When i watched this i was so amazed. I like what you have done with the dance piece and the art is more than beautiful. Keep up the fantastic work and maybe make a whole series of them! Thanks again for the AMAZING!!!! art :D

[@alyssaneeley4372]

WHY does this not have more views?? What is WRONG with people?!?!?

[@PaulBeloteArt]

Again...Brilliant!

[@MyVmh]

Absolutely beautiful

[@tarekcool3218]

Really amazing and deep enough to make me cry .. 💛

[@1stbattlion372]

True Brilliance...Bravo...

[@lyricalliz]

This is really beautiful.

[@sarahh7125]

Enchanting. Well done.

[@danieldelger2434]

Outstanding!

[@MikaelTobias]

gorgeous

[@sunriseintrees92]

this is one of my favorite paints its amazing to see it come to life like this

[@enianx5329]

It takes so much hard work to make such an unusual craft look so perfectly weird😪

[@jesicasalvatierra]

Gracias por compartirlo!

[@chicpucca]

Excelente!!! Mil felicdades

[@ERJOL]

Amazing 👍 working on a similar project here in Tokyo. This was good inspiration

[@borianka]

this is the most extreme beautiful presentation of my life path, on our life line here and now. thank YOU!

[@BeforeTheWire]

Thank YOU for watching and feeling

[@muruaseb4080]

MUY BUENO, SALUDOS DESDE ARGENTINA

[@quarterpounder54]

With incredible videos like this why would you want them to end. ?

[@universeflick9183]

Great!!!! Very nice!)

[@davidbrussard-composer7372]

I love these! Are you still going to release a third one or not?

[@gabsl1552]

who is this lady? :D she is so gooood!

[@ulisesgrande9376]

Raro pero interesante !

[@FitShark]

This was to be number 2 of a trilogy...where is the third!!!!??? I loved The Painted, followed the link to Brief Candle but cant find the next? is it not completed yet?

[@BeforeTheWire]

Correct, not completed yet --- it's Silence for now ---- it will come though.

[@donnacarter4369]

I'm looking forward to it!! 😍👀

[@michelschettert]

Amazing! It's great! Where are you from? Cinematography, music and... the DANCER. Fantastic!

[@BeforeTheWire]

Thank you Michel, this production is out of Montreal.

[@artbrainoneil]

WYETH FTW!!!

[@levicastelobrancomouraodea4163]

what, exacly, is that music? its a mix from a bunch of música from GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR, or its just one music that was thorn apart?

[@LeaLittleDanishGirl]

0:47 🖤🙏

[@viktorchernukha6094]

Классный стиль исполнения, что то не земное.

[@santiagogerk8782]

Can i use this video for a lyric video of a song of my band? This amazing. The lyric of our song is about moving on no matter what happens, just keep moving on. Everything shall pass. Maybe it's a cliché, but also maybe someone need to ear that messenge.

[@peter-rg9jf]

Over my dead body

[@sherryzhang879]

can somebody please explain the meaning behind this? :)

[@mars8916]

Its one life lived from begining to end

[@JennieFatnavarrow]

[@yudithsanchez1418]

Who is she?

[@michelastegiano7442]

je n'aime vraiment pas du tout car en bien plus fort : j'adore c'est si beau si fort ce que tu décris avec ton coprps c'est empli d'une déchirante et très touchante poésie on n'en a plus qu'une seule et très urgente envie celle de te supplier et de te prier : pour nous danse encore

[@gabsl1552]

creepy..... o.o

[@vijaykumargodofall6eliment100]

ये कौन प्रचीन सभ्यता का अंग ज्वलंत डांस है,,,,?