After the Empire

After the Empire

Elodie Pong

CH
2008
Short film
15’
Focus

An orchestration of face-to-face conversations between various late icons of pop culture and political history, including Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley and Karl Marx. Surrounded by a post-apocalyptic set, the actors embody their character’s individual and symbolic extremes, longings and ideals in humorous and elegiac ways.

Film Series Kaleidoscorpse

Director

Elodie Pong

Cinematography

Simon Jaquemet

Editing

Rosa Albrecht

Sound Design

Rainer Flury, Zentralton

Cast

Andreas Matti, Arthur Rooks, Carine Charaire, Christoph Mörikofer, Christophe Jaquet, May Ozawa u. a.

Contact

LIMA

WWW

li-ma.nl

Elodie Pong

US-born Swiss artist Elodie Pong is known for her subtle, analytic work around human relationships, identity, and cultural codes – ensembles of video, installation, performance and film. She has received numerous awards and grants; her videos are exhibited in festivals and group and solo exhibitions worldwide. She lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland.


Films by Elodie Pong (Selection)
Liquid Sky 2016 | Ersatz 2012 | Contemporary 2011 | Je suis une bombe 2006 | Secrets for Sale 2003 | Post coïtum animal triste 1997