BAISERbaiser
Starring Steph Holmbo (Soft, Liquid Center), Brian Landis-Folkins (Rent-a-Pal; Big Sky), Orion Carrington (Love Lies Bleeding; Opus)
A rising artist struggles to escape the cycle of abuse, and falls into her own painting. Baiser Baiser is a warning of a devolved society, where an incline in technology leads to a decline in humanism.
In this psychedelic horror, shot on 16mm film, and driven by practical and in-camera effects, director Laura Lounge pushes the boundaries of conventional filmmaking.
By manipulating the medium to serve the narrative, she echoes the spirit of postdramatic theatre and postmodern art; with homages to still photographers Francesca Woodman, Nan Goldan, and sound artist Alvin Lucier.
A bold return to the experimental roots of cinema, Lounge’s work honors trailblazers like Karel Zeman and Stan Brakhage, breathing new life into the avant-garde traditions they pioneered.
BAISERbaiser is inspired by La Baiser dans la Nuit, an excerpt of the Grand Guinol- Parisian horror theatre of the early 20th century.
BAISERbaiser was shot on 16mm Kodak film, produced under SAG-AFTRA student film agreement. A female led, 75% female identifying team, and qualifies for the diversity in casting initiative.
WRITER / DIRECTOR | Laura Lounge
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | Ann Allsopp, Laura Lounge
Line Producer | Karen Gonzalez Producer | Allison Bevins, Luciann Lajoie, Terrell Lamont 1st ASSISTANT DIRECTOR | Ann Allsopp 2nd Assistant Director | Jennfier Micieli, Sam Calvaresi, Tristan George Script Supervisor | Kylee Hill
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Samantha Inman
1st Assistant Camera | Lucas Lacy, Justen Key 2nd Assistant Camera | Travis Avery, Ben Torok Clapper/Loader | Lainey Smith Film Processor/Camera Rental | The Negative Space
GAFFER | Nate Coberly Best Boy Electric | Wil Francis Electrician | Max Johnson, Sofia Marie Race
KEY GRIP | Kade Goss Best Boy Grip | DJ Daley Dolly Grip | Alec Chramosta
PRODUCTION DESIGNER | Brandon Case
Art Director | Jacinda Zaffuto Visual Art | Ellen Moershel Costume Designer | Lucinda Lounge SFX Makeup | Kevon Ward Props Master | Geneva Schafer, Allie Barnum Art PA | JD Dank
EDITOR | Carmen Semenik
Sound Engineer/Design | Neal Evans Composer/Score | Neal Evans and ELEPHANT WRECKING BALL Neal Evans (Dopapod) , Dan Africano (Thievery Corporation), Scott Flynn (Odeza, Pretty Lights) Colorist | Ben Hume DIT | Ariel Beaubrun Sound Mixer | Sam Johnson Boom Op | Makayla Levy
Crafty/Catering | Karen Gonzalez BTS/Still Photographer | Sam Calvaresi Script Consultant | Eric Hill Stunt Coordinator | Matthew ‘Shooter’ Robinson Poster | Laura Lounge, Luciann Lajoie Teaser | Carmen Semenik
CAST | Steph Holmbo, Brian Landis Folkins, Orion Carrington WITH Brian Kusic, Luciann Lajoie, Jenna Moll Reyes, Allie Barnum, Victor Romanik, David loCasio, Elijah Haywood, Karen Gonzalez, Nick Shaw, Brook Mischke, Connor B. Johnson, Ember Cosgrove, Laura Lounge, AND Erica Sarzin-Borrillo
SCREEN TIME
Starring Austin Maldonado, Brook Mischke, and Brian Kusic
Directed by Laura Lounge and Aaron Naylor
WRITTEN by Ben Hume
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Carlos Gonzalez
PRODUCER Laura Lounge
DIRECTOR of PHOTOGRAPHY Alec Chramosta
EDITED by Ben Hume
SCORE by Neal Evans
CASTING by Laura Lounge
SOUND/ART William Watkins
GAFFER Liam Whitman, Jacob Corbo
GRIP Erin Canterbury
PA Crissa Stone
DRIVE
Starring David loCascio Erin Patterson Scott Bee and Intoducing D Bee as Cheree
DIRECTED by Laura Lounge
CINEMATOGRAPHER Mark Chernyshov
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Terrell Lamont
PRODUCERJake Unger
Editor Carmen Semenick
1st Assistant Director Erin Patterson
1st Assistant Camera Alec Chramosta
GafferKade Goss
Best Boy Electric DJ Daley Dolly Grip Ben Torok Grip Kyle Steinbrink and Terrell Lamont Sound Jonathan Cervantes HMU Janesika Rose
ART TEAM Lainey Smith, Ben Torok, Janesika Rose, Grey Yager, William Watkins
Excerpt from DRIVE (2011) byHossein Amini and James Sallis
FEED:love
FEED: Love examines in four courses the journey from our youthful ideals of love, to the more hard-won truths of adulthood.
Each course is a glass of wine, a small bite, and a performance piece.
Premiering Love a new album by Wes Watkins
Theatrical Direction by Laura Lounge
Event Direction by Lauren Shepard
Choreography by Kaitlin Fox
Wine Curation by Michael Lounge, Sommelier
Culinary Magic by A Notte Denver
Live Painting by Ellen Moershel
Featuring Amanda Berg Wilson and Matthew Blood-Smyth
Music Performance by Wes Watkins Ensemble
Photography by Michael Ensminger
Grand Guignol
Grand Guignol.
Théâtre du Grand-Guignol was a Victorian theatre in Paris that specialized in showcasing the most stylized, gory and shocking horror theatre in the world. Founded in melodrama, the Grand Guignol’s plays were meant to stun and terrorize audiences; and the theatre even boasted an on-staff doctor to resuscitate victimized patrons. Pandemic Collective’s fourth presentation of Grand Guignol showcased The Final Kiss and Chop-Chop! or The Guillotine, two timeless scripts originally performed in the 1900's, revived for a second life in Denver.
Join Us For A Little Massacre This V-Day!
Skip the boring Valentine's Day dinner and join Pandemic Collective for classic horreur Parisienne! Sip on a Valentine Vitriol, (our featured acidic aperitif of the evening,) and sink your teeth into an evening of two frightful and delightful horror plays underscored with live music.
Our musical line-up:
George Sepmeier
Wes Watkins
Get infected with Another Night Of Grand Guignol ....
