and everyone was there

And Everyone was There

And Everyone was There (2016) is an investigation into the surreality of dreams and the capricious nature of memory. Working with a non-linear, stream-of- consciousness style narrative as a means of invoking the structure and feel of dreams, we tell the story of two women and their relationship both to each other and to the house in which they grew up. The film explores the way particular places can invoke memories, serving as the backdrop against which they are projected. And Everyone was There lures the viewer into the space where the realm of the unreal, of memories and dreams, merges with that of the real, leaving one anchor-less, having nothing to grasp but the illusion of continuity and consequence.

Concept/Direction: eryn tempest and Lara Oundjian
Choreography: eryn tempest
Interpreted by: Kait Ramsden and eryn tempest
Director of Photography: Jessie McCracken
Edited by: Kait Ramsden and eryn tempest
Produced by: Lara Oundjian and Kait Ramsden

And Everyone was there premiered at the International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) in Montreal. An unfinished version of And Everyone was There was installed at Eastern Bloc in Montreal. And Everyone was There is now part of FIFA’s streaming catalogue.