Love Binge / all you need is love
Simona Žemaitytė
Video
Lovebinge is an urban black box opera on love, intimacy, and diversity. The video was filmed after the first pandemic wave, in the summer of 2021 in London. The film looks into possibilities to tell stories on screen in an embodied way, bringing in the corporeal aspect of the subjectivities of the performers. In the film, five people take us through their journeys with infatuation and sex, avoidant and addictive behaviors. Gently held by composer Uran Apak and choreographer Tania Soubry through movement, conversations, and musical improvisation, they look into their vulnerabilities and celebrate diversity.
Artists
Simona Žemaitytė
Simona Žemaitytė (Kaunas, 1984) is a Lithuanian artist-filmmaker. Her work was previously awarded at 15th Tallinn Print Triennial and nominated at Sheffield Doc Fest. Her works were exhibited internationally at different venues, including the National Gallery of Art, Vilnius; Loop Barcelona; Oberhausen Film Festival, 13th Kaunas Biennial; CSW Torune, Centrala Birmingham, Kasa Gallery Istanbul; Galata Perform Istanbul; BAFTA, RichMix, London, CAC – Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius; Galleries Vartai, Malonioji and Kaire-Desine in Vilnius; Riga Cinema Shorts; CreArte traveling exhibition in Pardubice, Linz, Genoa. She holds a practice-based Ph.D. at Vilnius Academy of Arts, where currently teaches at the Sculpture Department.
Credits & mentions
Performers : James Bennett Josh-Susan Enright Stela Toba Damien Jordan Producer: Akvilė Žilionytė -Khan
Choreographer: Tania Soubry
Composer: Uran Apak
Director of photography: Luciana Riso
Some film texts : Michael Hendrick
