Diamond Eye Assembly
Amalie Atkins, Diamond Eye Assembly, 2019, 16 mm film with optical track, 25:16 minutes. Collection of Remai Modern.
Purchased with the support of the Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation, 2021. 2021.11.1.
Explore the rituals of an all-female Slavic community as a dark force begins interfering.
To maintain harmony and protect their traditions, the womenfolk wage war on the witch.
Amalie Atkins, 'Ukrainian dancers pacing on dirt hill' from 'Diamond Eye Assembly: A Cinematic Film Installation,' 2019, photograph. Copyright of the artist.
Diamond Eye Assembly Credits
Lead Cast
Mother of the Twins
Evegenia Mikhaylova
Twin Daughters
Hailey & Hannah Papp
Krankenschwester/The ill sister/The Witch
Monique Blom
Sisters with Aprons
Agatha Bock & Emelie Berlanda
Dream Sequence Cast
Braid Harvesters
Iris & Cathy Terepocki
Listeners to the Past & Future
Dana & Jody Tivy
Roller Skaters
Dagmara Genda
Chantelle & Nyel Helman
Tanjalee Kuhl
Allysha Larsen
Kristine Nutting
Amanda & Christina Santoro
Dancers from Pavleychenko Folklorique Ensemble
Falling Dancer
Aubree Worobetz
Megan Worobetz
Dancers on a Picnic
Maria Boyko
Ashlyn Hartshorn
Michelle Zabiaka
Dancers in the Kitchen
Natalya Jaddock
Crystal Mallough
Dancers pacing on the Dirt Hill
Natalya Jaddock
Crystal Mallough
Nicole Matsalla
Sarah Srayko
Gabrielle Sawitsky
Katherine Prytula
Marnie Howlett
Allana Hawrysh
Ashylyn Hartshorn
Megan Worobitz
Katherine Prytula
Script Editor, Story Mentor, & Editor
Neil Greening
DOP, Lighting, Assistant Director, Pyrotechnics
Glenn Markwart
Production Assistant, Hair and Makeup,
Still Photography
Megan Van Buskirk
Second Camera, Production Assistant, Grip,
Hair & Makeup
Ania Slusarczyk
Sound Design
Max Greening
Music
Nad Dunaem Dahka Brahka
Piano Composition Tanjalee Kuhl
Two Guitars Sania Poustylnicof
Rupert’s Song (arrangement) Paul Atkins
Zeleneie Zhyto, Zelene & Oi Hylia Voloshky
Bread Shoes Max Greening
Wrangler / Wardrobe Assistant for Dancers
Christina Anne Hnatiuk
Costumes
Pavlychenko Folklorique Ensemble
Extras
Body Doubles
Dagmara Genda, Marnie Howlett
Woman Placing Flowers
Barb Papp
Thanks to
Voice of the Mother, Textile Ethnographer, Ukrainian Translator, and Set Textiles
Наталія Ханенко Фрізен / Natalia Khanenko-Friesen
German Translator
Ruth Bock
Fog Machine
Barb Papp and James Gonzo
Childcare on Aprons set
Nadia Kuhl
Camera on Braid Harvesters & Rollerskating Scenes
Heidi Phillips
Hair & Makeup for Rollerskaters
Joanna Speed
Wrangler & Production Assistant for Rollerskaters
Lana Wilson
Shot on location in Saskatchewan
Sky Hill River Ranch
Skull Back Studios
Funding by
Canada Council for the Arts
Saskatchewan Arts Board
Saskatchewan Film Pool
Equipment
Saskatchewan Film Pool and Paved Arts.
Film Print
Niagara Custom Lab
Film Processing and Digital Transfer
Mels Studios
Foley
1010 Audio
Optical Track
Transit Audio
Special Thanks To
Paul, Oskar, and Rupert Atkins
My mother, grandmother, and great grandmother