ABOUT The FUSION

[being physically spiritual, spiritually physical]
A Feature Documentary Film
by So Young Yang

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A Neuroscientist & A Spiritual Teacher at opposite ends of a pole:
Are they really OPPOSITES? Perhaps the line is more circular than we might think

The FUSION is about rethinking feelings and intuition in our day-To-day living, and by doing so, CHALLENGING the concept of “spirituality.”

 We went to Berlin_Autumn 2014
 We were in New York_Winter 2015
 We stayed in Seoul & Tokyo_Spring 2015

We ask our participants questions like these:
What is important in your life?
What is your very personal definition of spirituality?
How do you make decisions in your life?

We are surprised by the answers

Press review (exclusive private screening)

koreatimes.co.kr

Synopsis

This film challenges the traditional notion of “spirituality,” often distant and equivocal, into something tangible and practical – our daily living perhaps. From a neuroscientist to a spiritual teacher, from a business person to an artist, a variety of contemporary urban dwellers unwittingly reveal to the viewer the many unexpected spiritual qualities in their daily lives. Framing the film are images of contemporary dancers whose body language also speaks to the theme. This is accompanied by the original music of a trio--two traditional Korean percussionists and a saxophonist—who fuse different cultural expressions. From all of these voices—despite coming out of competitive societies ruled by fear and anxiety—there emerges a brighter side of humanity.

À l'opposé de l’idée souvent distante et ambiguë de spiritualité, Fusion remet en question sa perception traditionnelle et montre une pratique concrète, proche de notre vécu. Qu’ils soient dans la recherche neuroscientifique, la finance ou l’art, le film offre le portrait inattendu d’hommes et femmes des grandes métropoles qui vivent, au cœur du monde contemporain, la spiritualité au quotidien. Ponctué par des chorégraphies qui illustrent ce concept, le film est en conversation avec une musique interprétée par un trio composé de deux percussionnistes traditionnels coréens et d’un saxophoniste—fusion de différentes cultures. De ces voix qui viennent de sociétés où la compétition conditionne une existence gouvernée par l’anxiété et l'angoisse, apparaît la lumière d’une humanité plus sereine.