Falling Into Place
Three characters are looking for connection after a period of isolation. Sara tries to reconnect with her friends in nature. In their bedroom Noa tries on different clothes as a way to connect with themselves. Mia struggles as she enters a busy club alone and tries to become one with the crowd and music. Their universal feeling of connection is visualized as a beach by night shrouded in red light.
fiction, 18 min, 2024
More about this project
‘Falling Into Place’ is an interdisciplinary collaboration between director and filmmaker Flip Kwakkel and fashion designer Zoë Zita. An equal collaboration; where one medium is not simply in service of the other, has been a core value throughout its creation.
After a period of isolation during the covid lockdowns, the first steps to connecting again felt overwhelming and awkward sometimes. But after overcoming this, the feeling of connection was stronger than ever and more conscious and profound. This feeling made quite an impact and resulted in the script for this film. The three storylines all have different types of connection, but all of them feel very familiar to us.
The film is an ode to connection and a celebration of that shared experience.
Writer & Director: Flip Kwakkel
Concept & Producers: Flip Kwakkel, Zoë Zita Mesman
Fashion Design: Zoë Zita
Sara: Nina Bábòyómà Kunst
Friends Sara: Joppe Klein, Salomé Bravo
Noa: Roberta Maimone
Mia: Efua-Maria Raknerud Aikins
Cinematographer: Lidewei Egbers
Art director: Sophie Gipmans
Editor: Bram van Dam
Composer: Gerrit Darmin van Balen
Additional Casting: The Movers
Production Manager: Kees Huisman
Assistant Director: Fleur Bax
1st AC: Pepijn Nuiten
Gaffer: Rick de Beurs, Gijs Becks
Best Boy: Noah Cox
Lighting Assistant: Coral Reyneveld
VJ: María Pérez - Lozao
Sound Recordist: Amir Bar
Makeup Artist: Xyantyisairah Burger, Evita Feltsadas
Hair Stylist: Lauryn Pontier, Kiyana Barbolina
Seamstress & Styling Assistant: Jennika NooteboomSewing
Assistent & Styling Assistant: Lauren Thoonen
Sound Designer: Lode Woltersom
Foley Artist: Andrea de Jonge
Post Audio Facilities: Aga Aga Studios
Colorist: Tim Zweistra
Title Designer: Dex Kerr
Supporting Cast
DJ Mia: Factory Girl
Extras: Anne Arts, Paul Assmann, Kiyana Barbolina, Fleur Bax, Siobhan Bell, Sterre Bobeldijk, Marissa Buis, Xyantyisairah Burger, Evita Feltsadas, Sophie Gipmans, Myrthe Hemker, Kees Huisman, Flip Kwakkel, Vera Lagerwey, Zoë Zita Mesman, Jennika Nooteboom, Ainhoa Perez Vazquez, Iris Riemens, Lauren Thoonen, Hasse Wijmans
Special thanks to: Loes Bonekamp, Erik Jan Kwakkel, Hasse Wijmans, Angelique Zwartkruis and Club Atelier
Made with support from: Gemeente Arnhem, Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst, Maker Zoekt Maker, Heij Konijn Fonds
