A night with Michael
A hotel window swings open; an arm emerges from the darkness and flings a pillow into the night. Below, chaos erupts. Groupies tear at the fabric, each desperate to claim a fragment. A young woman holds a crumpled feather up to the camera, reminiscing about the pillow’s sweet scent, its lingering warmth. One cushion survives the frenzy intact, bearing a message scrawled in black marker: “The sunshine is poison formy skin, please understand, I love you all.”
This film follows a devoted circle of fans through a single night, lingering beneath the hotel window ofthe King of Pop, suspended between longing, devotion, and the promise of a fleeting glimpse.
B&W 8mm film/ 7 min
Camera: Stijn van Santen / Music composer: Jeroen Goeijers / Thanks to: Bobbie Films & Magda Augusteijn
Rooftop festival New York 2009/ Schieblok International Film Festival Rotterdam 2011/ Portobello film festival Londen 2009 / Caught in the spotlight” exhibition Alameda, CA 2009/ Golden Olive Award International Bunker Festival 2002, Italy.