Monday, October 1, 2012

JULIUS


ABOUT the film:  Julius explores a coming-of-age story of intrusive thoughts and compulsive rituals, fusing theatre, dance and opera. As an adolescent boy in rural Italy learns about the life, times and many lovers of Julius Caesar, he begins to experience intrusive thoughts of himself as a Roman emperor, in bizarre and taboo situations. The characters surrounding Julius are also the protagonists of his obsessions: his Teacher, the Priest that confesses him, his Granny and his closest friend, Brutus. 

Julius was recently presented as a multi-screen film at GV Art Gallery in London, with each screen projected on separate walls and the ceiling, to provide an immersive and in the round experience for the viewer.The second part of the film will be created in the forthcoming months and premiered in 2013.

 Photos by Ludovic Des Cognets, Copyright Elastic Theatre 2012

JULIUS is an Elastic Theatre production, in collaboration with Savage Mills. Supported by the Jerwood Charitable Foundation and the Wellcome Trust, in collaboration with GV Art.

 Medical consultants: Dr David Veale, 
Dr Wojtek Wojcik, Dr Erin Sullivan, Dr David Veale, Simon Darnley

Performers:  Adam Kirkham, Chiara D'Anna, Joachim Ciocca, Maya Sapone, 
Nicolas Simeha

 Artistic Direction and Concept:  Jacek Ludwig Scarso
Film Direction:  Jacek Ludwig Scarso and Savage Mills
Film, Edit and VFX:  Savage Mills
Designs:  Nadia Malik
Music:  Ivan Hussey

WATCH the film:  Exclusively for the duration of OCD Film Festival, you can watch a split-screen version of the film on Vimeo -- click here -- if you enter the password "julius". Please note that this password will cease to work at the end of the festival on Oct 14.

DISCUSS the film:  After you watch the film, return here to join in the discussion at the bottom of this page.

REVIEWS:  

 "A mesmerising experience" -- Trebuchet Magazine

"An intensely enjoyable study and thought-provoking exploration about obsessions and their manifestations" -- Urban Times

"poetic...carefully researched" -- New Scientist.

DISCUSS the film (in comments section below):
  • What you saw is the first chapter of this film - what do you think may happen next?
  • Julius approaches OCD in a stylized and theatrical way: how effective is this approach in the portrayal of the subject?
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 4, 2012 at 8:09 AM

    This film is a wonderful exploration of intrusive thoughts and the compulsions they may cause. I've never seen this topic explored in such an original way and I found it both beautiful and moving.
    I understand the the film would be presented on different screens, I would love to see that version too.
    Thank you for a great experience
    Nadine S.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 5, 2012 at 5:03 AM

    A fantastic journey through obsessions and compulsions. It's great to see OCD depicted in ways other than the usual hand-washing stereotype - also great to see that a team of psychiatrists has been involved in the conception of this piece. The performances are great and it's good to see some humour too. Love the imagery and the music. I checked Elastic Theatre's website and I hope they're planning to tour soon as the productions look really fascinating.
    Fran Rossi

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