The Propeller Group and Superflex
FADE IN: EXT. STORAGE – CU CHI – DAY
Fade In (the whole title of the film is actually the entire five page script) is a collaboration Between The Propeller Group and the Danish artist collective SUPERFLEX (group of freelance artist–designer–activists committed to social and economic change, founded in 1993 by Jakob Fenger, Rasmus Nielsen and Bjørnstjerne Christiansen). There are several time layers to understand the story behind this film. In 1601, the San Jago set sail from Goa for Lisbon; the cargo included the first consignment of South East Asian porcelain destined for the European market. During the journey, the cargo was stolen by Dutch pirates and sold on auction in Holland, which generated huge profit boosting the country’s economy. Objects from the San Jago are part of the collection of a historical museum in Holland (the Zeeuws Museum). In residency at the Zeeuws Museum, Superflex commissioned The Propeller Group to produce a three-part TV-series called “Porcelain” based on this historic event, which was filmed in Vietnam and broadcast on Vietnamese television in March 2010. Authentic objects from the collection were used in the series, as well as fake toy replica wooden guns produced in Vietnam.