Details
Children's Game #23: Step On A Crack

A sprite in a blue pinafore, plimsolls, and white facemask flits through Hong Kong, enclosed in a quicksilver bubble of magic. Streets become the dull, slow backdrop to her vividness. Oblivious to storefronts and curious stares, seeing only the yellow lines and the cracks in the pavement, she snakes and two-steps around seams and lines without loss of élan, chanting spells that shade into vague sounds. “Step on a line, break the devil’s spine, Step on a crack, break the devil’s back, Step in a ditch, your mother’s nose will itch, But if you step in between, everything will be keen!” By igniting her route with meaning, she briefly wrests public space from the commercial values this city lives by.

Back to main page

Children's Game #23: Step On A Crack

January 2, 2020
0
ratings
0
reviews
0
video reviews
N/A Not available

Cast (0)

No data available

Crew (4)

Directing

Francis Alÿs
Director

Writing

No data available

Production

No data available

Sound

Félix Blume
Sound Designer

Art

No data available

Camera

Rafael Ortega
Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

No data available

Crew

No data available

Editing

Lighting

No data available

Visual Effects

No data available