The Last Words
DIRECTOR Wim Vandekeybus
PRODUCER Eric Kint
COPRODUCER Ultima Vez
FUNDED BY the Flemish Film Fund. With the support of the Minister of External Relations of the Brussels-Capital Region and the National Lottery.
SCREEN ADAPTATION Wim Vandekeybus and Jan De Coster
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Patrick Otten
EDITING Rudi Maerten
SOUND DESIGN Charo Calvo
MUSIC DURING CREDITS David Byrne
DÉCOR Christophe Olry
CASTING Wim Vandekeybus
WITH John Campbell, Alessandra Fabbri, Max Cuccaro, Mary Herbert, Nordine Benchorf, Stefano Questorio, Ali Salmi, Benoît Gob, Igor Paszkiewiez, Germán Jauregui Allue, Juha-Pekka Marsalo, Saïd Gharbi, Giovanni Scarcella, Piotr Torzawa Giro, Gavin Webber, Charo Calvo, Angelo Dello Spedale, Toni d’Antonio, Lilia Vieira Nestre, Antonio Grossi, Max Pairon, Mathilde Pairon, Judith Vindevogel, Sandrine La Roche, François Brice, Frédéric Gibilaro, Nicola Schössler, Dominique Van Steerthegem, Carméla Locantore, Vincent Scarito, Jan De Coster, Christophe Orly, Lorenza Di Calogero, Ana Stegnar, Jean-Baptiste Lefebvre, Ezra Eeman, Ophelia Van Campenhout, Wim Vandekeybus
ASSISTANT TO WIM VANDEKEYBUS Georg Weinand
1st ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Guy Goossens
SCRIPT Jan De Coster
PRODUCTION MANAGER Anja Daelemans
LOCATION MANAGER Wim ‘Billie” Straetmans
ASSISTANT LOCATION MANAGERS Thomas Tyberghein, Sofie Engelen, Hans Vanden Driessche
FOCUS PULLER Jean-François Hensgens
STEADICAM Renaat Lambeets
CHIEF ELECTRO Dieter Van Der Eecken
ELECTRICIANS Tommy Van Den Bempt, Richard Joukovsky
INTERN ELECTRICIAN Steven Liegois
EXTRA ELECTRICIANS Pieter Daelman, Bert Reyskens
GRIP François Colmant, Kurt Reybrouck
PERCH Stijn Jacobs
SOUND ENGINEER Luc Cuveele, Stijn Jacobs
COSTUME DESIGNER Lies Van Assche
COSTUME ASSISTANTS Irene Ferrero, Chandra Vellut, Els Mommaerts, Leen Hammencker
MAKE-UP Xenia Vanderlinden, Lisa Schonker
MASKS Maggy Jacot
DECORATOR’S ASSISTANTS Lieve Meeussen, Olivier Tottolo, Ezra Eeman, Ophelia Van Campenhout
ANIMAL HANDLER Christophe Olry
STILLS Jean-Pierre Stoop, Marc Hoflack
POSTPRODUCTION COORDINATION Carole Courtoy
NEGATIVE CUTTING Huguette Van Volsem
INSTRUMENTALS FOR SOUND BAND (SITAR) Bert Cornelis
SOUND MIX Franco Piscopo – Alea Jacta
CAMERA RENTAL Patrick Otten
FILM STOCK Kodak
LIGHTING EQUIPMENT B&L Lighting Services
GRIP EQUIPMENT Cine Qua Non, KGS
SOUND EQUIPMENT Luc Cuveele
LABORATORY Color by Dejonghe
TITLING Campens
SUBTITLES L.T.I.
TRANSLATIONS Stefano Questorio, Alessandra Fabbri, Jan De Coster, Heidi Ehrhart
This short film, inspired by two stories by the Argentinean author Julio Cortázar, was originally part of the performance In Spite of Wishing and Wanting (1999). The Last Words tells the story of a scream seller selling a tyrant his own last words.
Filmed at the Thurn & Taxis site in Brussels (BE) and Vooruit Arts Centre in Ghent (BE).
DIRECTOR Wim Vandekeybus
PRODUCER Eric Kint
COPRODUCER Ultima Vez
FUNDED BY the Flemish Film Fund. With the support of the Minister of External Relations of the Brussels-Capital Region and the National Lottery.
SCREEN ADAPTATION Wim Vandekeybus and Jan De Coster
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Patrick Otten
EDITING Rudi Maerten
SOUND DESIGN Charo Calvo
MUSIC DURING CREDITS David Byrne
DÉCOR Christophe Olry
CASTING Wim Vandekeybus
WITH John Campbell, Alessandra Fabbri, Max Cuccaro, Mary Herbert, Nordine Benchorf, Stefano Questorio, Ali Salmi, Benoît Gob, Igor Paszkiewiez, Germán Jauregui Allue, Juha-Pekka Marsalo, Saïd Gharbi, Giovanni Scarcella, Piotr Torzawa Giro, Gavin Webber, Charo Calvo, Angelo Dello Spedale, Toni d’Antonio, Lilia Vieira Nestre, Antonio Grossi, Max Pairon, Mathilde Pairon, Judith Vindevogel, Sandrine La Roche, François Brice, Frédéric Gibilaro, Nicola Schössler, Dominique Van Steerthegem, Carméla Locantore, Vincent Scarito, Jan De Coster, Christophe Orly, Lorenza Di Calogero, Ana Stegnar, Jean-Baptiste Lefebvre, Ezra Eeman, Ophelia Van Campenhout, Wim Vandekeybus
ASSISTANT TO WIM VANDEKEYBUS Georg Weinand
1st ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Guy Goossens
SCRIPT Jan De Coster
PRODUCTION MANAGER Anja Daelemans
LOCATION MANAGER Wim ‘Billie” Straetmans
ASSISTANT LOCATION MANAGERS Thomas Tyberghein, Sofie Engelen, Hans Vanden Driessche
FOCUS PULLER Jean-François Hensgens
STEADICAM Renaat Lambeets
CHIEF ELECTRO Dieter Van Der Eecken
ELECTRICIANS Tommy Van Den Bempt, Richard Joukovsky
INTERN ELECTRICIAN Steven Liegois
EXTRA ELECTRICIANS Pieter Daelman, Bert Reyskens
GRIP François Colmant, Kurt Reybrouck
PERCH Stijn Jacobs
SOUND ENGINEER Luc Cuveele, Stijn Jacobs
COSTUME DESIGNER Lies Van Assche
COSTUME ASSISTANTS Irene Ferrero, Chandra Vellut, Els Mommaerts, Leen Hammencker
MAKE-UP Xenia Vanderlinden, Lisa Schonker
MASKS Maggy Jacot
DECORATOR’S ASSISTANTS Lieve Meeussen, Olivier Tottolo, Ezra Eeman, Ophelia Van Campenhout
ANIMAL HANDLER Christophe Olry
STILLS Jean-Pierre Stoop, Marc Hoflack
POSTPRODUCTION COORDINATION Carole Courtoy
NEGATIVE CUTTING Huguette Van Volsem
INSTRUMENTALS FOR SOUND BAND (SITAR) Bert Cornelis
SOUND MIX Franco Piscopo – Alea Jacta
CAMERA RENTAL Patrick Otten
FILM STOCK Kodak
LIGHTING EQUIPMENT B&L Lighting Services
GRIP EQUIPMENT Cine Qua Non, KGS
SOUND EQUIPMENT Luc Cuveele
LABORATORY Color by Dejonghe
TITLING Campens
SUBTITLES L.T.I.
TRANSLATIONS Stefano Questorio, Alessandra Fabbri, Jan De Coster, Heidi Ehrhart
