SOLACE 

A short film by  Duraid Abbas Ghaieb & Liliane Ott

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Based on an idea by Duraid Abbas Ghaieb 

with elements of the "Story of Anne" by Vera Lambrecht and Teatske Burgerjon

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With

Vera Lambrecht

Teatske Burgerjon

Duraid Abbas Ghaieb​

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Synopsis
In a dim hotel room, three people gather for a rehearsal while the world outside succumbs to unsettling yet mysterious events, causing the sky to burn with an orange glow. They wrestle a large suitcase inside, revealing an enigmatic, shape-shifting puppet—the FIGURE—central to their performance: the “Story of Anne.” Through drumming, narration, and different wooden puppets, using whatever is at their disposal in the room, Anne’s journey is brought to life. Left alone in a forest hut while her brothers hunt a dragon and never return, she grows from a fearful girl into someone brave enough to face unknown perils, always accompanied by her loyal chicken, Alfonsina.

 

As the FIGURE shifts, transforming from animal to treelike creature, shedding its ever-changing skin, the world outside grows more ominous. The forest journey seems to bleed into reality, and fierce winds howl. The orange light seeping through the windows deepens to a crimson haze, and for a moment, we leave the room and find ourselves in a real forest, watching Anne and Alfonsina as they witness a humanoid figure running toward a red blinking light.

Back in the room, the trio presses on until, in the final moment, the once-inanimate FIGURE fully transforms into a living presence, mirroring Anne’s metamorphosis and uniting art with life in one final tableau.

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Part of the Transmedia Project "Hotel Excelsior" supported by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture

 

Status: In development / financing

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