Synopsis
REDDENING is a genre-bender arthouse fantasy film, at the intersection of contemporary performance and experimental fiction. zodiakvisions.com/reddening - - - “Four good friends travel through time and space for an alchemical and sensuous celebration full of phantasms. Familiar yet unexpected faces appear along the way.” - - - The title REDDENING refers to the final stage of alchemy; Rubedo, in which the alchemical transformation takes place. Historically, the practice of alchemy aimed turning base metals into silver and gold, but further, to reach Magnum Opus; divine illumination, heavenly bliss and the elixir of life. Different disciplines considered the alchemical transformation to take place in the stratum relevant to them; materia, psyche, spirit. Nonetheless, for the transformation to occur, alchemists had to go through a transmutation themselves. REDDENING explores how a film, as a sensuous object, can pleasure; repulse, nurture, and overall transmute the body of the audience. - - - 'Makers invite us to a strange world engulfed in delicious visuals and exhilarating music, bursting with joy; wonder, passion, tenderness, and bodily liquids. Performers take us by the hand to go on a deeply layered yet lighthearted journey with them.' *No use of AI in the film* A Film By Sinem Kayacan & Elina Pirinen Director, Editor Sinem Kayacan Performance Director, Choreographer Elina Pirinen Screenplay Sinem Kayacan & Elina Pirinen
Reddening (2025) is a 00:15:00 experimental short film by Sinem Kayacan (Finland). REDDENING is a genre-bender arthouse fantasy film, at the intersection of contemporary performance and experimental f... Selected for Austin After Dark Film Festival (2025).
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Festival History
- Mutoscope 2026 - Compétition #5
- San Francisco IndieFest 2026 generic
- Another Hole in the Head 2025 generic
- Atlanta Underground Film Festival 2025 generic
- Austin After Dark Film Festival 2025
- Berlin Sci-fi Filmfest 2025 - Weirded Out Ii
- Bizarroland Film Festival 2025 - Shorts
- BUT Film Festival 2025 - Features
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