As though documenting the candid musings of two old friends who reconnect in a familiar café, Dutch director Joost Vandebrug has captured a sense of melancholy in his new film for the designer Kris Van Assche. On the occasion of the Spring Summer 2012 collection, this short film entitled ‘A Moment in Time’ follows a conversation about past and present, about the preoccupations of self and ego – how lives drift apart, and how that’s OK. How mutual memories between friends form a collective history, connecting people with places, sensations and emotions.

The two philosophical characters (played by Clemens Chick and Jerome Ribiero) have clearly incongruous accents, and are both returning to a place they once lived, yet never necessarily belonged to. Their garments further exemplify the atemporal nature of their situation – classical but not stiff, casual yet with an air of elegance. These are men whose paths crossed for the better, who have impacted upon one another’s lives, yet who move forward as friends without commitment –  content in the knowledge that neither holds expectations for the future.

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