NEW YORK PREMIERE
SYNOPSIS
A tragic choral procession narrates the poem of “A Still Life”. Impermanence, death, loss, grief, surrender and resurrection are the narrative elements of the story. The chorus cries to the universe of the endless cycle of birth and death. In the midst of this, glimpses of ordinary life are revealed. Within the endless pursuit of leisure and pleasure, suffering is ever present. The greater the pursuit of pleasure, the greater the agony of dissatisfaction and loneliness. The illusion of pleasure always shatters, breaking the veil of life wasted and lost. The poem ends in the collision of the two worlds, embracing the wisdom of impermanence.
STARRING: Michael Imperioli, Elijah Amitin, Olmo Tighe, Olga Suarez-Paz, Nico Klopp, Norena Barbella, Deb Damast
RUNTIME: 6 minutes
DIRECTOR: Victoria Imperioli
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Lisa Rinzler
EDITOR: Nira Burstein
PRODUCERS: Nick Solideo, Self Williams
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Norena Barbella
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Victoria Imperioli is a NYC based Director with degrees in Philosophy and Tibetan Studies. She began her career as an Interior Designer, landing cover stories in Architectural Digest, House Beautiful and InStyle.In 2004, Victoria transformed a raw, commercial space into Studio Dante, a 77- seat Off Broadway theatre. Hailed by the NY Times as a “jewel box”, this “Belle Epoch” inspired playhouse produced original plays. In 2009, Victoria designed the set for the film, The Hungry Ghosts which opened The Rotterdam Film Festival. Since 2021, Victoria has been directing music videos for the Neo-alternative rock band, Zopa.