once upon a time, there was another grove altogether...

allusions, the short film by brady walters, celebrated its 10th anniversary in july of 1997!  if you have not yet had the previous opportunity to see a screening, it may now be time to check out this popular exceprt from the film on youtube!  for further study, this link may prove completely fruitful.

 

"i want you to know one thing...
     you know how it is."


eric missun portrayed the "whirling dervish" in BRADY's 1997 short film, "allusions."

 

"everything moves to the beat of what's encased in the belly."


shintaro iio played the role of "the observer" in 1997's "allusions."

 
"at that instant, still full of sensations, my hands are sunk in oranges, and my body feels surrounded by your arms."


eric missun in "allusions."

 

"what would i do without the absurd and the ephemeral?"


sara achilli played two roles in "allusions" - the "lady in black" and here, "the lady in red."

 
"fruit, talons, eyes, leafage...  backs that glisten, bodies that make their way through other bodies."

shintaro iio on location in san francisco.

 

"we must sleep with open eyes... 
        we must dream with our hands."


eric missun poses in a still from BRADY's "allusions."

 
"there was all manner of fruits in the juice of your lips..."

shin iio on location in sutro heights, san francisco.

 
"and feathers, a sudden blossoming of torches..."


shintaro iio in a still from the daydream sequence  of BRADY's "allusions."

 

"words, mental dust on the grass...  water, skin...
our names risen up between yourself and me, walls of emptiness no trumpet could shout away."


sara achilli photographed as "the lady in black" at sutro heights park, san francisco. 

 
"everything carries me to you, as if all that exists - aromas, light, metals - were little boats that sailed toward those isles of yours that wait for me."

eric missun whirls in the final scene for "allusions."

poetry by pablo neruda, octavio paz, and frida kahlo.

still photographs by BRADY, with on-set photography by karen pferelle.

all images © 1997/ 2004-2009, BRADY