THUS, THE NIGHT: A film featuring Henri Dutilleux's "Ainsi la Nuit"

Thus, The Night is a short film inspired by French composer Henri Dutilleux's seminal work for string quartet written in 1976, "Ainsi la Nuit". One of the final projects produced by and featuring three-time GRAMMY®-nominated Spektral Quartet, the film was developed in collaboration with visual artist Antonia Contro (http://www.antoniacontro.com) and film production company Four/Ten Media (http://fourtenmedia.net). In Thus, the Night the collaborative team reflects the composer's interests in surrealism, highlighting the unique and heightened qualities of perception and memory as enhanced by the liminal space between daylight and darkness. The film has garnered the Best Music Video award in the Chicago Indie Film Awards, Rome Music Video Awards (October '23), and Brussels Capital Film Festival (November '23). The film was also a finalist in the Tatras International Film Festival, and was an official selection at this year's Montreal Independent Film Festival and València Indie Film Festival. Filming for Thus, the Night took place on the edge of the prairie at Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest, the 55th floor of a Chicago skyscraper, and a private residence on Lake Michigan in June of 2022. For more information, go to https:/spektralquartet.com/thusthenight Credits “Ainsi la Nuit” composed by Henri Paul Julien Dutilleux Published by G. Schirmer, Inc. (ASCAP) o/b/o Alphonse Leduc Editions Musicales (SACEM) o/b/o Heugel SA (SACEM) Used by permission Performance by Spektral Quartet: Clara Lyon & Theo Espy, violins Doyle Armbrust, viola Russell Rolen, cello Visual art by Antonia Contro Directed by Evan Chapman Art direction by Evan Chapman, Antonia Contro, Kevin Eikenberg, Clara Lyon Filming by Evan Chapman and Nick Hughes Editing by Evan Chapman Produced by Spektral Quartet Production manager: Russell Rolen Production coordinator: Clara Lyon Production assistant: Laila Francis Ice Sculptures by Alvaro Ramirez Ice Sculpture Assistant: Salvador E. Hernandez Audio producer: Hannah Collins Recording and mixing engineer: Bill Maylone Audio Mastering: Ryan Streber and Charles Mueller, Oktaven Audio Hair and makeup: Pia Macias Filmed on site at: Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, Illinois 110 North Wacker Drive, 55th floor, Chicago, Illinois Private Residence, New Buffalo, Michigan