A fugitive in the desert dances and sings, celebrating the sweetest choice of solitude. An extended single shot captures the strange intensity of this ambiguous presence in the magnificently dangerous landscape of California’s Death Valley.

In 24 FRAMES SECOND, César Vayssié and François Chaignaud present five versions of this uncommon ritual, based on Henry Purcell’s aria “Oh Solitude,” sung, danced, and filmed in five different locations.