Life Begins in the Stillness
Duration
Year
Topics
Language
Subtitles
English
10 min
2023
disability, body,
mortality
Lithuanian
We often associate movement with life. We say something is alive when we see it wiggle or twitch or run. But what about a body that can't move? To answer this question, artist Gabriel Rodreick visits a place that is known for its tranquility, as well as its liveliness: a bog.
"Life Begins in the Stillness" explores the mystery, murkiness, and movement that exists in stillness. It is also an abstract exploration of the experience of living with spinal cord injury and paralysis.
Producer and sound designer Julie Censullo
Music Gabriel Rodreick, AKA “Freaque”
Translation Edvardas Vaišvila
Subtitles Vaiva Statkaitytė
Animation Emilija Juzeliūnaitė
Julie Censullo
An award-winning producer, editor, storyteller and artist based in Minneapolis, MN. She has worked on audio documentaries, dramas, essays, two-way interview shows, shorts, and many other forms of audio-oriented media. Julie is a 2023 Finalist for Best New Artist at Third Coast International Audio Festival and is a recipient of a 2025 Creative Individual grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. She edits the Minnesota arts, history, and culture program “MinneCulture” and is the co-creator of “Out Cold”, a spooky audio fiction series. As a storyteller, she is particularly drawn to unique characters, complicated choices, humor, and a touch of surrealism.
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Gabriel Rodreick
A multidisciplinary artist from Minneapolis, MN. He injured his C5 vertebrae in a diving accident at the age of 15 in 2008. He has been living with quadriplegia since. Gabriel’s music, dance, poetry, and visual art has been his way of learning how to live in a new body post injury. His dark, dank, and dirty artistic voice tells stories of life blooming in the shadows.