And So I Begin
In a semi-animated short film, the lives of three artists unfold, despite being neighbors separated by both walls and time. The first is a talented painter from the early 1900s, the second a gifted writer from the 1940s, and the third an accomplished modern ballerina. As the story progresses, their individual narratives intertwine, revealing the connections that transcend both physical barriers and the passage of decades.
Film Credits
Director
Margarethe Baillou
Margarethe Baillou is an award-winning filmmaker and founder of independent film production company M.Y.R.A. Entertainment in New York, London and Singapore, producing global, nonviolent and inclusive content. Productions have included the Academy Award-winning Call Me by Your Name (2017), The World to Come (2020) and Benediction (2021). Margarethe has written and directed two short films, Telling A You (2013) and Le Pardon (2014), which screened at festivals around the globe. She also founded M.Y.R.A. Photography as well as the M.Y.R.A. Initiative in New York, the philanthropic arm of M.Y.R.A. Entertainment, supporting children in crisis and promoting nonviolent cinema.
Credits
Margarethe Baillou
- Writer
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Producer
Craig Otto
- Co-Producer
Craig Otto
- Director of Photography
Craig Otto
- Editor
Gabriel Prokofiev
- Composer
Margarethe Baillou
- Production Designer
Nicola Walter
- Art Director
Sean Byrne
- Sound Designer and Mixer
Thomas Wolfram
- Music Supervisor
Lucien Harriot
- VFX Supervisor
Chris Peterson
- VFX Executive Producer
Fangge Chen
- VFX Digital Compositor
Constance Conrad
- VFX Digital Compositor
Kathereena Singh
- VFX Head of Operations
Miranda Jacoby
- VFX Coordinator
Asra Ali-Khan
- Animation Creative Director
Vittoria Belli
- Animation Illustration
Michelle Lyne
- Animation Producer
Michele Tozzi
- Animation Traditional Animator
Daniele Zacchi
- Animation Compositor and Animator
Patrick Nethercoat
- Animation Compositor and Animator
Gogoull Kirouchenaradjou
- Animation Compositor and Animator
Jenny Lam
- Post-Production Coordinator
Moises Mesquera
- Production Assistant
Key Cast
Colette Pahl
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"Ballerina"
Daniel Martin Berkey
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"Painter"
Sean Newman
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"Writer"
Specifications
Genré:
Experimental Animation
Runtime:
11 minutes 20 second
Country of Origin:
United States