We open on a woman sitting in bed. She lifts her shoulder in what initially appears to be a slow-motion stretch at the end of a long workday. We quickly see that this is not the case, as the woman is lifted from her bed by a violent, unseen force.
Cut to a grassy knoll, on which two young boys twist through the air as if struck by an invisible force. Next is a man on the street, then two students in a library, all tossed through the air with violent grace.
A voiceover intones, “There is no angle on the human body that was designed for a collision,” as an office full of business people soar backward, inches from the ground.
“All the more reason there are so many angles on the Acura MDX that are,” concludes the voiceover, and we cut to a family being encapsulated by an MDX surrounded by supers touting its five-star crash ratings. “Motion” closes on a black screen over which the Acura logo and tag “Advance” appear.
“Motion” was directed and shot by Lance Acord of bicoastal Park Pictures for agency RPA, Santa Monica.
The RPA team included creative director John Hage, senior art director Dan Buchmeier, executive producer Jack Epsteen and senior producer Carolyn Casey.
Jackie Kelman Bisbee executive produced for Park Pictures, with Dinah Rodriguez serving as head of production, Mary Ann Marino as supervising producer and Pat Frazier as producer.
Visual effects/post house was a52, Santa Monica, with Pat Murphy in the capacity of VFX supervisor/online artist, Pete King as VFX producer and Angus Wall as colorist.
Editor was Kirk Baxter of Rock Paper Scissors, Santa Monica.
Music was composed by Kenny Segal and arranged by Jonathan Elias of bicoastal Elias Arts. Audio post mixer was Bob Gremore of Juice, Santa Monica.
Director Dag Johan Haugerud’s “Dreams (Sex Love)” Wins Top Prize At The Berlin Film Festival
A Norwegian film about love, desire and self-discovery won top honors at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday.
A jury headed by American director Todd Haynes awarded the Golden Bear trophy to "Dreams (Sex Love)" by director Dag Johan Haugerud.
Haynes called it a "meditation on love" that "cuts you to the quick with its keen intelligence."
The film focuses on a teenager played by Ella Øverbyer, infatuated with her female French teacher, and the reactions of her mother and grandmother when they discover her private writings. It's the third part of a trilogy Haugerud has completed in the past year. "Sex" premiered at Berlin in 2024, and "Love" was screened at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.
The runner-up Silver Bear prize went to Brazilian director Gabriel Mascaro's dystopian drama "The Blue Trail." Argentine director Ivan Fund's rural saga "The Message" won the third-place Jury Prize.
The best director prize went to Huo Meng for "Living the Land," set in fast-changing 1990s China.
Rose Byrne was named best performer for her role as an overwhelmed mother in the Mary Bronstein-directed "If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You." Andrew Scott won the supporting performer trophy for playing composer Richard Rodgers in Richard Linklater's "Blue Moon."
The climax of the festival known as the Berlinale came on the eve of Germany's parliamentary elections after a campaign dominated by migration and the economy.
The national election is being held seven months early, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's governing coalition collapsed in a dispute about how to revitalize the country's economy.
Efforts to curb migration have emerged as a central issue in the campaign — along with the question of how to handle the... Read More