Catalogue > Un extrait vidéo au hasard

Finale is a short film that follows one man's journey to the silver screen, inspired by and starring un-sung local hero Evan Knoble alongside senior marching ladies, motorcycle clubs, community orchestras and primary school students. Finale merges the essence of a musical with contributions from a diverse range of local community groups located in the Mornington Peninsular of Victoria, Australia. The nostalgia associated with Drive In Cinemas unfolds alongside the local wild natural landscapes to create a journey of longing and commitment. Finale merges the surreal with wild natural landscapes to create a dark portrait of our longing for that one moment of fame. Finale was created by Aphids with its key artists collaboratively writing, creating and producing the work.

Aphids creates epic contemporary art projects using performance, music, site-specificity and new technologies. Collaborative and driven by a passionate belief in the social role of art, Aphids investigates what is current and urgent in contemporary culture. Aphids is led by Artistic Director Willoh S.Weiland in collaboration with Artistic Associates Martyn Coutts, Elizabeth Dunn, Tristan Meecham, Lara Thoms and Thea Baumann (Shanghai). Based in Melbourne, Australia, Aphids has created and presented collaborations across Europe and in Japan, China, South Africa, USA, Mexico and Australia. Current projects include the large scale Forever Now inspired by the Golden Record sent into space in 1977 on the Voyager Space Probe.