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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.

  • Alimzhan Sabir
    Director
    E_GO
  • Eric Cheung
    Choreographer
    E_GO
  • Sebastian Palencia
    Creative Director
  • Brad Stuckel
    DP
  • Imad Elsheikh
    Producer
  • Alimzhan Sabir
    Producer
  • Michael Falco
    AD
  • Artur Vetstein
    Gaffer
  • Miha Matevzik
    Steadicam Operator
  • Teo Weyman
    1st Assistant Camera
  • Ben Smallz
    2nd Assistant Camera
  • Alimzhan Sabir
    Editor
  • Luke Bellissimo
    VFX
    Studio Feather
  • Mathew Tomkinson
    Composer
  • Carson Lower
    Swing
  • Brian Gregory
    Swing
  • Kurtis Watson
    Swing
  • Ben Smallz
    DMT
  • David Falco
    PA
  • Jack Peros
    PA
  • Catrina Chen
    PA
  • Sam Sziget
    Production Designer
  • Acronym
    Costume
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Dance, Experimental, Fashion, Street Dance, Contemporary Dance, Short film
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 31, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Arri Alexa Mini
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Alimzhan Sabir

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.

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Director Statement

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.