Private Project

The currency of time

The currency of time revolves around a woman's journey as she navigates the space between life and death, a path illuminated by the collective memories and guidance of her tightly-knit community.

This narrative journey is not just a tribute to the woman's life, but also a reflection on the community's resilience in the face of loss. As they come together to guide her spirit to the afterlife, their shared grief transforms into a powerful bond of collective healing, reaffirming their faith in life's cyclical nature.

  • Brandon Lagaert
    Director
  • Sara Angelucci
    Artistic Assistant
  • Julia Egorova
    Key Cast
  • Chloé Chardevel
    Key Cast
  • Mikołaj Bielnicki-Job
    Key Cast
  • Alicja Cieryt
    Key Cast
  • Margarida Ferreirinha
    Key Cast
  • Íris Franco
    Key Cast
  • Iva Matošević
    Key Cast
  • Iolanda Nóbrega
    Key Cast
  • Anastasiia Zhidkova
    Key Cast
  • Ester Franca
    Production assistant
  • Gabriela Sarmiento
    Production assistant
  • Erdi Çalikusu
    Production assistant
  • Barlas Sahinoglu
    Production assistant
  • KAIHO
    Production company
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Magic realism, Cine-dance, Screendance
  • Completion Date:
    February 2, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Belgium
  • Country of Filming:
    Cyprus
  • Language:
    Other
  • Shooting Format:
    Blackmagic Cinema Camera 4K
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Contemporanea Dance Week
    Cagliari, Sardegna
    Italy
    July 4, 2024
    Italian premiere
    Official selection
  • Sunday Shorts Film Festival
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    August 25, 2024
    Portuguese premiere
    Official selection
  • 21114 Film Fest
    Novi Sad
    Serbia
    August 29, 2024
    Serbian premiere
  • Thessaloniki Cinedance International
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    September 28, 2024
    Greek premiere
  • Fortean Film Festival
    Standish
    United Kingdom
    Official selection
  • The Bay International Film Festival
    Morecambe
    United Kingdom
    Semi-Finalist
  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival

    Greece
    Honorable mention
Director Biography - Brandon Lagaert

Brandon Lagaert (°1992, Ghent, Belgium) has worked as a multi-disciplinary performer for renowned dance-theatre company Peeping Tom. In 2013 he joined the company for the creation of Vader, and has also created Moeder, Kind, Dido & Aeneas and La Visita. As a member of this company he performed over 350 times touring worldwide.

In his own work as a director, Brandon Lagaert combines elements from different disciplines, such as urban and contemporary dance, theatre, and film. He does this under the name of his company KAIHO of which the award-winning performances Subdued and Doggy Rugburn have been an integral part.

In 2019, Brandon created the performance Doggy Rugburn for Lithuanian dance company Aura, which won the Best Performance Award at the Com.Media Festival in Alytaus, Lithuania.

Over the years he has created various performances for multiple conservatories such as the production ‘Next Stop’ with the graduating students of the Mime department of the AHK in Amsterdam and "Oni wa soto" the for the students of Civica Scuola di Paolo Grassi in Milano.

In 2023, Lagaert worked on "Abandoned Minds" a site-specific project in collaboration with Portuguese clown/actor Rui Paixão and created the performance "Welcome to my funeral" for Italian dance company Equilibrio Dinamico.

Currently he is in the research phase for the production "Facing Familiar Faces" which is set to premiere in December 2024 in Seoul, Korea.

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