“Convergence” by Maya Marzuki Peters & Anahita Von Andrian-Werburg
Breaking a long slumber, a mysterious rope leads a soul through a decaying world as he attempts to connect with another.
In an abandoned structure, a mysterious rope tethers itself to a sleeping soul. He awakens and embarks on a journey to see where the connection leads him. Step by step, our soul discovers that he is not alone: he is connected to a girl asleep in a similar ruin. He tries to wake her up. But she remains unresponsive. Discouraged, the soul gives up and decides to leave. As he reaches to untie their glowing connection, he is stopped by a gentle tug.
The girl awakens and carefully pulls at the rope, taking a step toward him. Filled with a newfound sense of vitality, he does the same. Step by step, pull by pull, the two draw each other closer. When their hands finally touch, they converge into a long embrace, which gives away to a partnered rhythmic dance. They get more and more embroiled in each other and at the climax of their celebrated movements, they slowly power down again except this time, they do so together.
FROM THE DIRECTOR
“We are all tied to our pasts. Parts of us remain tethered in these subconscious spaces, reminding us of better times and fonder memories amidst the hardships we may face in the present. The question of how we can hold on to hope, given the events of the past few years, has been on everyone’s minds. There’s no clear answer, other than the comfort of knowing that this is a universal question, and a universal struggle.
Because through all the loss, yearning, loneliness, and despair, the push and the pull, all we have left is each other. Right as we’re about to give up and un-tie ourselves, we can find solace in someone or something tugging us back in.
This notion is what makes Convergence incredibly intimate. It was born and constructed from the co-directors’ personal relationship with each other, and consequently explores the beauty of human connection through its many subliminal trials and tribulations. We need more narratives that detach themselves from this burden of interpreting the times, to focus on those of universal hope. To remind ourselves of the intangible beauty of human connection, love, and acceptance. And Convergence does exactly that.”
-Maya Marzuki Peters & Anahita Von Andrian-Werburg
Credits
Directed by Maya Marzuki Peters & Anahita Von Andrian-Werburg
Starring
Sean Pfeiffer & Anya Susan
Cinematography // Tony Wang
Costume Design // Sia Fang
Editing & Colour // Anahita Von Andrian-Werburg
Art Direction & Sound Design b// Maya Marzuki Peters
Sound Mixing // Marlo Irani
Original Score // Pius Gabriel Ojo & Fidelity Radio
Piano // Kevin McGee
Additional Vocals // Erika Prihadi
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