Private Project

THE SUN INSIDE

The Sun Inside is a participatory film reflecting upon the relevance of sunlight during lockdown that has been initiated as a collaboration between Luca Silvestrini, filmmaker Roswitha Chesher and composer Andy Pink and 152 contributors from 9 countries around the world who have been invited to film ‘their sun inside’.

  • Luca Silvestrini
    Director
  • Roswitha Chesher
    Director
    To the Ends of the Fingertips, Porcelain, Liquid Gold is the Air, I loved you and I loved you,
  • Andy Pink
    Director
    Aqueous Acquiesce
  • Luca Silvestrini's Protein
    Producer
  • 152 Contributors from 9 countries
    Contributors
    Beth Ackroyd (Lincoln, UK) Tanisha Addicott (London, UK) Razan Al-jamal (Leicester, UK) Elizabeth Arifien (London, UK) Vár Bech Árting and Lisa Chearles (Leeds, UK) Dan Baines (Brinkworth, Wiltshire, UK) Ione Barton (Rawdon, UK) Jessica Bennett (Bristol, UK) Carolina Bergonzoni (Vancouver, BC, Canada) Joanne Bernard (Erith, UK) Claire Bertaud with Dominique and Fortunata (London, UK) Belinda Bligh (London, UK) Lizzy Bolwell (Isle of Wight, UK) Claudia Bona (Milan, Italy) Emma Bouch (Mansfield Woodhouse, UK) Helga Brandt with Micky Lyne (Bournemouth, UK) Donna Brenchley (Colchester, UK) Phoebe Brown (Hampton, UK) Silvia Caccavale (Rome, Italy) Maria Cassar (London, UK) Laura Castoldi (Castello Cabiaglio, Varese, Italy) Lisa Chearles (Leeds, UK) Roswitha Chesher (London, UK) Sophie Catherine Chinner and Oscar Adams (Oxford, UK) Petra Comaschi with Davide and Gatta (the cat) (Turin, Italy) Veronika Coufalová (London, UK) Mary Cox (Croydon, UK) Dominic and Claire Crowley (London, UK) Silvia D'Andrea and Stella Leslie Young (Milan, Italy) John Darvell (Newbury, UK) Laura Delfini and Valeria Milillo (Rome, Italy) Anna Dighero (London, UK) Shaun Dillon (Sutton, UK) Karenza Doughty (Croydon, UK) Martina Ferraioli (Ancona, Italy) Kate Flatt (Watford, UK) Christina Fulcher (London, UK) Monica Galassi (Milan, Italy) Katherine Gaukroger (Bures, UK) Di Gooding (Brampton, Suffolk, UK) Bar Groisman (Cambridge, UK) Gilly Hanna (London, UK) Amy Harrison (Stoke on Trent, UK) Sally Hendry (Glasgow, UK) Mel and Ben Horwood (Henstead, UK) Elona Hughes-Dennis (Calderdale, UK) Hayley Izzard filmed by Alex Davies (Leamington Spa, UK) Emma James (Ladendorf, Austria) Nancy Mariette Jimison (London, UK) Christine Johnson (Sheffield, UK) Emma Johnson (Bristol, UK) Stella Joseph (London, UK) Annie Kelleher and her dog Hattie (Ipswich, UK) Emmy Lahouel (Manchester, UK) Hayley Lemon (Essex, UK) Paola Leoni and Giovanni Silveri (Milan, Italy) Rachel Li (London, UK) Sara Luciani (Rome, Italy) Valentina Lupia (Genova, Italy) Flavia Malim (London, UK) Carlotta Mandrioli (Bologna, Italy) Michela Marchesich Pearl, Anais, Robin, Henna and Judah Markland filmed by Janine Markland (Lincoln, UK) Kristen Mastromarchi (Bologna, Italy) Lyn Matthews and Brian (East Bergholt, UK) Lisa Mccabe (Middlesbrough, UK) Shawn McCrory (Potters Bar, UK) Effie McGuire Ward (Milton Keynes, UK) Kane John Mills (Plymouth, UK) Eva, José, and Clara Mora González and Jose Miguel Mora García (Alicante, Spain) Joe Morris (Chester, UK) Anna Mortimer (Melton, Suffolk, UK) Andy Newman (London, UK) Mette Nilsen (Leeds, UK) Silvia Ortolan (Villarbasse, Turin, Italy) Amy O'Sullivan (Lincoln, UK) Sophie Page (Leamington Spa, UK) Antonio Pagliarulo (Blevio, Italy) Eleni Papaioannou and Maria Mallidou (Athens, Greece) Beatrice Perini (London, UK) Flavia Ravera (Turin, Italy) Luella Rebbeck (York, UK) Emily Robinson (Port Talbot, UK) Diego Robirosa (Sudbury, Suffolk, UK) Monica Sandrin (Ankaran, Slovenia) Tosca Saracini (Milan, Italy) Liz Searle (Sheffield, UK) Silvia Sfligiotti (Valleggia (VB), Italy) Sasha and Mia Shorten (Saffron Walden, UK) Jeanette Siddall (Ipswich, UK) Luca Silvestrini (London, UK) Sue and John Sinclair (Ipswich, UK) Jasmin Sisti (Lausanne, Switzerland) Becky Smithson (Warmsworth, UK) Yuvel Soria (South Tyneside, UK) Luke Speddings (Sheffield, UK) Sara Spluga (Milan, Italy) Simon and Stacey Sterrow (Bury St Edmunds, UK) Otto and Edison Stickland (Bristol, UK) Suzanne Tarlin filmed by Andy Newman (London, UK) Kenneth Tharp (London, UK) Maria Thomas/De Laurentiis (Milan, Italy) Natalia Thorn Coe (Cambridge, UK) Romina Thornton (Halifax, UK) Lucia Tong and Yaman Tong Satis (London, UK) Florence Tourne (Windermere, UK) Martha and Eva Tribe (Wimborne, UK) Tammy Tsang (Leeds, UK) Francesca Urban (Mogliano Veneto (TV), Italy) Margaret Williamson (Ipswich, UK) Rachel Wise and Meili Li (Hamburg, Germany) Sue Wright (Watford, UK) Marilyn Wyers (Bognor Regis, UK) Franca Zagatti (Bologna, Italy) Lisa-Sofia Ziemann (Leicester, UK) Anna Zordan (Cogollo Del Cengio, Vicenza, Italy) Polina Zotova (Surrey, UK) Jemma Mae (Sheffield/Leeds, UK) Nandu, Bethany, Scout with support from Helen Linsell from Dance United Yorkshire (UK)
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 17, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    MP4
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Luca Silvestrini's Protein
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Luca Silvestrini, Roswitha Chesher, Andy Pink

Luca Silvestrini is Protein’s Artistic Director. He is known for his unique style of dance theatre combining choreography, text, humour and social commentary to present the everyday in revealing and subversive ways, on- and off-stage. Protein’s work, such as Dear Body, LOL (lots of love) and Border Tales has toured the world, from the USA to Russia, Columbia to Thailand.

Roswitha Chesher originally trained as a dancer and choreographer at Trinity Laban and enjoys bringing that knowledge to her work as filmmaker and photographer. She has created 'dance for camera' films, video installations and video installations for live work.

Andy Pink received his BMus from The University of London. Andy's career began at the Royal Court Theatre in 80’s London, working with directors Max-Stafford Clarke and Danny Boyle. Border Tales (2013) was Andy's last major collaboration with Luca Silvestrini's Protein, after having previously written the music for LOL (lots of love) in 2010. Andy recently won The Cape Farewell Foundation competition for the public art installation at the Tidal Lagoon project in Swansea Bay. The time based sculpture will feed off the clean energy generated from the tidal lagoon to create a living mist sculpture and sound installation.

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Director Statement

‘While adapting to a new life, we have been searching for and following the sun inside our homes; through windows and doors, in our gardens, front door steps and balconies, rays of sunlight have been framing spots of comfort and reflection, creating shadows and other intricate designs.’