Future Is Sensible Competition

ANCESTORS

Swiss Premiere
Steye Hallema
Netherlands
2024, 70'
Genre
Recommended Age
16 years
VO. English, French
ST. English, French
With
Shana Bossmann
THE POD GENERATION X THE GAME OF LIFE

Take part in a truly collaborative experience by propelling yourself six generations into the future to discover your common descendant.
Presented by
Partners
What will your future be like? Or that of your children and grandchildren? While we cannot predict the future, we can imagine it. Ancestors is a social, collaborative, and fun experience that allows you to fast-forward six generations into the future by drawing the features of those who will populate the Earth tomorrow and, with a few clicks on your phone, create a new bond between viewers at each session. It is a profound reflection on transmission, the consequences of our actions, and how future generations will view them.

Mathieu Gayet
Creation
Steye Hallema
Screenplay
Shea Elmore, Steye Hallema
Music
Wannes Salomé, Nicholas Thayer
Sound
Wannes Salomé, Nicholas Thayer
Production
The Smartphone Orchestra, Shea Elmore
With
Shana Bossmann
World sales
The Smartphone Orchestra, Steye Hallema
Steye Hallema
As the son of a magician, Steye too tries to create magic & wonder. He loves immersive technologies for their ability to make the audience part of the magic. He creatively leads The Smartphone Orchestra: using audience members’ phones to create fun but profound group experiences.
Previous works
2023, The Imaginary Friend (XR, Creator, Writer)
2017, Ashes to Ashes (XR, Creator)
2008, Frans Hals: Snapshots uit het verleden (Documentary, Composer)
From 31 Oct. to 9 November
Maison communale de Plainpalais - Ancestors