Walk With Me - The Series is a three part dance film series, focusing on a singular suitcase that passes through the hands of multiple carriers. Each carrier experiences a different path which changes the course of whom and what they meet along the way. Walk With Me - The Series plays with the construct of our everyday world through exploring time, nature, human experiences, movement, music and cinematography.
The Way
The suitcase and its carrier travel through various landscapes to connect with others who reside in this world. Through the meeting of music and movement, knowledge is passed on and a new carrier is established, reminding us that the suitcase still has unfinished business and needs to keep moving on.
The Verse
Focused around a community that has accepted a familiar rhythm. A halfway point or perhaps this is home. The suitcase and its carrier pass on a message as their journey dissolves and leaves the suitcase in the fate of somebody else’s hands.
The Final Rest
As the series comes to an end, so does the journey for the final suitcase carrier. Has the carrier found their serene place to rest or perhaps they simply cannot go on any further, leaving the suitcase alone and ready for another carrier to continue on.
Credits:
Director
Tyler Carney
DOP/Editor
Joshua Faleatua
Choreographer
Tyler Carney in collaboration with dancers
Dancers
Alex Leonharstburger, Georgia Beechey, Airu Matsuda, Annabel Webster, Jemima Smith, Levi Siaosi, Lulu Qiu, Pati Junior Leiataua Weichu Huang, Tyler Carney
Composers
Jesse Austin-Stewart, Elliot Vaughan, Akira Rabelais
Producer
Zoe Nicholson
Supported By
Creative New Zealand, Wellesley Studios, DANZ, Empire Studios