I(N)FINITE
"The individual's identity is neither lost nor created; it is constantly transformed."
Set in a neo-noir-inspired landscape, the narrative follows Eric's never-ending journey and obsession with the infinite as a source of meaning. Eric portrays his internal conflict through choreographic distorted, repetitive, and looping movements. As he progresses through the real world, he gradually transforms and merges with the environment around him until he reaches a perceived infinity. At this point, Eric transcends into a 3D virtual world. A vacuum of space where time does not exist, where he sees glimpses from his past, present, and future. Eric then leaves this virtual space back to reality, beginning a new cycle. Ultimately leading to the end of the film's beginning - an infinite loop.
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Alimzhan SabirDirectorE_GO
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Eric CheungChoreographerE_GO
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Sebastian PalenciaCreative Director
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Brad StuckelDP
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Imad ElsheikhProducer
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Alimzhan SabirProducer
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Michael FalcoAD
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Artur VetsteinGaffer
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Miha MatevzikSteadicam Operator
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Teo Weyman1st Assistant Camera
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Ben Smallz2nd Assistant Camera
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Alimzhan SabirEditor
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Luke BellissimoVFXStudio Feather
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Mathew TomkinsonComposer
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Carson LowerSwing
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Brian GregorySwing
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Kurtis WatsonSwing
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Ben SmallzDMT
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David FalcoPA
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Jack PerosPA
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Catrina ChenPA
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Sam SzigetProduction Designer
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AcronymCostume
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Project Type:Experimental, Short
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Genres:Dance, Experimental, Fashion, Street Dance, Contemporary Dance, Short film
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Runtime:4 minutes 45 seconds
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Completion Date:December 31, 2022
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Production Budget:12,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Canada
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Country of Filming:Canada
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Arri Alexa Mini
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
Alim Sabir is a Kazakh - Canadian, Toronto - based filmmaker. Alim’s Alim Sabir is a Kazakh - Canadian, Toronto - based filmmaker. Alim’s perceptive style is defined by the infinite pursuit of expressing the intricacies of human existence and how it translates through movement and dance.
I(n)finite is an extension of our previous collaboration with Choreographer/ Dance artist Eric Cheung with the short dance film E_GO, which reached international acclaim in 2018. With the additional creative direction of Sebastian Palencia, we continue to further develop key universal themes such as identity, ego and duality present in E_GO in a new perspective.
We lead this film with the quote, "Nothing is Lost, Nothing is Created, Everything is Transformed", by Antonine Lavoisier, which seeks to explain the basic principle of the "Law of Conservation of Mass". Applying the essence of this quote relating to our individual identity leads us to explore the concept of looping in time - starting and ending the film at the same point, with moments of manipulating the sense of time and distortion throughout the film. To create a mind-bending experience and a timeline of a seamlessly never-ending film of a perfect loop of endless transformation.