Shiyi Li
I tell stories.
Dreamerfly, and other stories (Trailer)
Dreamerfly, and other stories (Chapter - Loss) from
Dreamerfly and other stories is a 45-minute experimental virtual live performance
combining animation and contemporary jazz music.
It has been developed and will be presented by visual artist Shiyi Li,
British jazz musicians James Owston and Daniel Kemshell
and American percussionists Lindsey Eastham and Gloria Yehilevsky.
Dreamerfly inspired by Chinese philosophy 'The Butterfly Dream', a dream between
a butterfly and a human, a discussion of reality and fantasy.
The five chapters 'Struggle', 'Loss', 'Lonely', 'Balance', 'Rebirth' shared
an emotional experience of exploring true-self. Follow through the caterpillar
from struggle to rebirth, then becoming a butterfly, so are we.
Credit:
Visual director & Animator
Shiyi Li
Music director & Composer
James Owston
Logistical Director
Gloria Yehilevsky
Performers
Lindsey Eastham - vibraphone/percussion
Daniel Kemshell - guitar
James Owston - double bass
Gloria Yehilevsky - percussion/vibraphone
Director of Photography
Denis Shakir
Editors
Shiyi Li &Denis Shakir
Coloring Artists
Dingli Yang
Xenia Gardel
Emily Doyle
Josh Leach
Chieh-yu, Hsiao
Videographers
Alyssa Fritz
Denis Shakir
Audio Engineers
Austin Hammonds
Olly Sansom/Sansom StudiosAudio
Mixing & Mastering
Sam Baldwin/Town Studios
“Dreamerfly, and Other Stories,” was commissioned for the “Thirteen Ways of Looking” exhibition
curated by Dr Sylvia Theuri by way of a New Art West Midlands
and International Curators Forum Curatorial Residency in partnership
with and hosted by Herbert Art Gallery & Museum,
in association with Coventry Biennial.
We were generously supported by the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Arts Council Emmergency Funds,
and its partners listed above, and additional funding was provided by
individual supporters via a Kickstarter campaign.
Addition Thanks
Devon Armstrong
Catherine Barnes
Christopher Clarino
Anna Barbara Films LLC
Dave Lewis
Alex Lewis
Black Swamp Percussion LLC
Marimba One
Burn & Soo
Burn & Soothe
A woman’s reflection on a past love story while she is driving at sunset,
a series of montages pleasant images of desire,
while others demonstrate more soothing, comforting experiences.
The woman reminisces but knows to move forward from her past as she rides into the sunset.
Screens
London Short Film Festival 2021 (UK)
BFI Future Film Festival 2021 (London, UK)
Genius Animation Art Festival 2020 (Beijing Times Art Museum, China)
Supertoon Film Festival 2020 (Sibenik, Croatia)
BFIPLAYER
Directed and animated by Shiyi Li
Written and performed by Mopac - mopacband.com
Recorded at Cacophony Recorders in Austin, Texas.
Mixed and Mastered by Erik Wofford.
‘Burn & Soothe’ is the first single from Mopac's forthcoming EP.
Released on November 5, 2019.
Reviews
KUTX (link)
The New Current
Storyboard
Stationary Peaceful Protest (Release soon)
Animation commissioned by BBC Young Jazz Musician winner Xhosa Cole
Official selected by Flatpack Film Festival
Commissioned by Warwick Arts Centre
Short animation commissioned by PonyGirl band,
Film and directed by Yan Zhu
Full music video coming soon
