Short film, dance, experimental
4 minutes, color, silent, 2024
2.39:1, DCP, 5.1

Abandoned in the debris of a mine, a dancer is revived by the celestial energy pulsating within him.

Shot in a day in Quebec’s former asbestos mine of Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick, this short film features the artist’s Tetrahedron iron sculpture in which he dances. Serving as both a prison and a pedestal, this sculpture symbolises humanity’s detrimental creations that both elevate and destroy. This duality is also echoed in the magnificent yet barren lunar landscape of the mine, which has remained sterile since its closure in 1968.

Despite the desolation, Saint-Rémi is an ode to revegetation, a hope that flora, like the dancer, will resurface striving for light, even if only beyond our existence.

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A film by Simon Vermeulen
Written, choreographed and danced by Simon Vermeulen

Cinematography: Simon Lamarre-Ledoux
Primary artistic collaboration: Kim Henry
Editing: Marlène Poulin
Original score: Maxime Lacoste-Lebuis
Tetrahedron design: Simon Vermeulen

Production: Simon Vermeulen
With the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts

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Selected Film Festival Participations and Screenings

The International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA), Canada, 2024 (World premiere, Official Selection)
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec, Canada, 2024 (International Competition)
Moving Body Festival, Bulgaria, 2024 (Official Selection)
American Dance Festival’s Movies by Movers, United States, 2024
InShadow – Lisbon Screendance Festival, Portugal, 2024
Dance Camera West, United States, 2025 (International Competition)
Rollout Dance Film Festival, China, 2025 (International Competition, Special Mention)