Looking for Alaska (2022)
Essay, experimental
Full HD, Stereo
14:34
DCP
2022
The short film “Looking for Alaska” by the art collective Boyband CHIC explores strategies for constructing meaning. Three fictional protagonists describe their everyday lives and speculate on the meaningfulness of their existence. Sometimes neutral, sometimes full of energy, sometimes profound or rather banal, they give an insight into their way of thinking and describe their pursuit of personal moments of happiness. “Looking for Alaska” combines documentary methods of authenticity production with the fictional narrative mechanisms of feature films. The short film, which is based on various improvised performances by the boy band CHIC, premiered at the Rex cinema Bern on April 1, 2022.
Credits
Idea & Script
Direction
Postproduction
Boyband CHIC
Actors
Voice over Actress
Cinematography
Architectural Renderings
Soundtrack
Additional Soundmix
Additional Grading Advice
Landscape Videos
Landscape Photo
Book Cover Photo
Boyband CHIC
David Bregenzer
Simon Lanz
Noel Oppliger
Samuel Rauber
Flavio Witschi
David Bregenzer
Noel Oppliger
Samuel Rauber
Jess Fisher
Boyband CHIC
Tobias Lanz
Ian Oggenfuss
Andrew Jones
Nursultan Kipshakbayev
Ruvim Mikanskiy
Önder Örtel
Joseph Redfield
Yaroslav Shuraev
Erin Casano
Tarxn Elliot