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escape

meaning

This short film symbolizes an abusive relationship, where love becomes a prison. The basement represents how, instead of the penthouse of someone's heart, we often find ourselves locked in their basement, trapped by manipulation and control. A woman, trapped in that darkness, tries to escape, but her life is taken when he violently rips out her heart. To his shock, her heart is golden, symbolic of the purity and goodness she held, in stark contrast to the cruelty he’s shown her. As he looks down, all that’s left of her is the emptiness of her clothes, a painful reminder that she’s gone, leaving only memories behind. Consumed by guilt, he searches for her, but in the end, he realizes his karma: he’s left alone, haunted by the weight of his own remorse.

credits

Act: Antonia Stouppa, Savvas Zacharia
Written, Directed, Lighting, Filmed, and Edited by Sotiris Charalambous
Year: 2021

A project for Unic

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