Swarm
In a mute city where videos of wildfires go viral, a community commits to a strange slumber. Tired of struggling, a young night worker decides to give in to their call. Through encounters on this other side of reality, he gathers antidotes to despair and keys to revive language. When he wakes up, the world remains unchanged yet everything is different.
Blending mysticism and counter-utopia, Swarm explores how imagination holds the power to transform reality.
With Niall Plumb
Cinematography Raimon Gaffier
Sound Giulio Erasmus
Production assistant Sophie de Serière
Editing Liyo Gong
Music Basile3
Sound editing & mixing Laszlo Umbreit at Empire Digital
Poem & photographs Camille Orso
Grading Benjamin Grinand
Graphic Design Alliage
Produced by Auguste Orts
Co-produced by Atelier Jeunes Cinéastes & STUK, House for Dance, Image and Sound
With the support of Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie ÉTÉ 78, Friends of Auguste Orts Fund