Rooted
Wishes

Client: Leonie Brandner & Nina Guo Year: 2024
The
Story
Arzeit documented 'If Only' at the Kunstlokal Festival in Switzerland, a choral performance conceived by visual artist Leonie Brandner and soprano Nina Guo, bringing together fifty singers of all ages in a secular cantata rooted in the ancient mythology of the mandragora plant. The live performance was then reworked into a ten-minute short film: not a straight record, but a cinematic distillation. Arzeit handled cinematography and editing on both, shaping footage from a 35-minute live event into a piece that holds its own as film. Myth, choir, and deep botanical history.


