Filmography
Profiterole (2022)
Dernier Étage (2021)
Fyodor (2020)

Director's notes
This short film came from an interesting exercise where the sound was made before the visuals. I was given a soundtrack that sounded like a jungle or forest, and I had to build a film around it. My first reaction was that it felt like it was indoors, with an echo that reminded me of walking through the concrete corridors in one of those "bird houses" you find in zoos. You would hear birds, but then come face to face with empty cages and a poorly painted sky behind bars, which got me thinking about the gap between what we expect and what we actually experience.

This idea of expectation versus reality, and the strange feeling of being in between spaces, inspired the film. It looks at everyday situations where there is a disconnect: a fun childhood, a normal day at work, a romantic dinner, and a happy retirement. The film is very short (only 1 minute) and takes a quick look at these scenes, shown as dioramas in a small-town museum in Beaconsfield. The poorly lit mannequins behind glass displays, pretending to do everyday things, reminded me of how everyday life can sometimes feel just as artificial and disconnected.