ON LOOP
LONDON, JUNE 2024
PRODUCTION AND COSTUME DESIGN
WRITTEN BY ISAAC TOMICZEK
PRODUCED BY AMANDA BRENNAN
DIRECTED BY ISAAC TOMICZEK
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY BY JACKIE TEBOUL
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY GULFEM OZDOGAN
COSTUME DESIGN BY GULFEM OZDOGAN
PERFORMED BY JOSHUA SAMUELS, LINDA ADEY, CIARA WHITTING, ALESSIA HATCH, GEORGIE MUYA
PHOTOGRAPHY BY PATRICK BALDWIN
ON LOOP IS SET IN A VINYL RECORD STORE WITH A SPECIAL RECORD THAT CAN TRANSPORT PEOPLE THROUGH TIME. THE STORY UNFOLDS NON-LINEARLY, MOVING BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT.
ROXY RUNS THE STORE, HAUNTED BY THE MEMORY OF HER PARTNER, WHO WAS KILLED IN THE SAME SHOP DURING AN ALTERCATION WITH A MYSTERIOUS MAN. IN THE PRESENT DAY, ROXY ENCOUNTERS THE SAME MAN, WOUNDED AND NEEDING HELP, LEADING TO A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT ULTIMATELY ALLOW HER TO REUNITE WITH HER LOST PARTNER THROUGH TIME TRAVEL. THE FILM’S THEME REVOLVES AROUND REGRET, REPETITION, AND THE INEVITABLE CYCLE OF RETURNING TO WHERE ONE STARTED.
HOW CAN THE VISUAL CONTRAST BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT BE PORTRAYED WITHIN THE SAME SPACE AND CHARACTER? ACCESSORIES AND COLOR PALETTES HAVE BEEN USED TO SUBTLY INDICATE WHETHER A CHARACTER BELONGS TO THE PAST OR THE PRESENT.
