Playing Dead shows a young man lying in a puddle of blood in front of his wheelchair, presumably the victim of a murder, immobile, dead. A banal tune crackles out from the static of a transistor radio– this, too, a reference to horror films. Upon closer inspection, we become aware of the forcefully suppressed breathing and the lying man's effort to maintain this uncomfortable position. The scene shifts, the actor struggles with his role, trapped in his make-up and the carefully assembled special effects scenario, completely at the mercy of the director and the camera. He is only playing dead, yet his suffering is real.
Valeria Schulte-Fischedick (excerpts from BE-Magazine #13, Ed. Künstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin, 2006, pp.)
Playing Dead / 8minutes / HDV 1920x1080i / stereo
Team on Set: Jannicke Låker Per Teljer and Claudia Reinhardt. Special Effect Make-Up by Tamar Aviv and Jörn Seifert. DoP Jannicke Låker. Directed and edited by Jannicke Låker. Jannicke Låker © 2006