“Alicia Moffet - Hard Feelings” By Thomas Soto

Hard Feelings explores the process of grieving and forgiving in a physical fashion.

From the cocoon into a butterfly, back into the cocoon. Metamorphosis happens more than once. Alicia Moffet interprets a fragile and vulnerable character who tries painfully to get to her safe space, her cocoon.

From the Director

Alicia and I talked about what she was thinking about when performing the song and it was clear that we wanted to represent how painful it is to get back to that safe space we need to get to in order to grieve and pardon. I noted a few lines from a poem that I read from Billy Chapata, few weeks back and we went from there.

“I had to bury many versions of myself to become the person I am today.

From the cocoon into a butterfly, back into the cocoon. Metamorphosis happens more than once.”

- Billy Chapata

Credits

Director: Thomas Soto / @thomas.soto_

Music by Alicia Moffet / @aliciamoffet

DOP: Benoit Jones-Vallée / @leptitbonheur
Produced by Moonstruhk / @moon.struhk
Production Director: Samuel Doiron / @samuel.doiron
Steadycam Operator: Hugo Coderre / @hugo_alexc
Camera Assistant: Mathilde Lytwynuk
Electro Chief: Xavier Boisvert
Machino Chief: Olivier Arends / @arendso
Stylist: Olivia Leblanc / @olivia_leblanc
Hair and Makeup Artist: Sophie Parrot / @misslala_makeup
Choreographer: Catherine Thibault / @katsycaty
Stylist Assistant: Fanny Tremblay-Goulet / @fanny_trblyglt
BTS Photographer: Gaelle Leroyer / @gaelleleroyerphotography
Production Coordinator: Sophie Thériault / @sophitheriault
Production Assistants: Rosalie Mathieu et Raphaël Impinna / @rosaliemathieu
Editing: Félix Bouffard-Dumas / @bouffarddumas
VFX : Jaycee / @jaycee.ca and William Albu / @will.albu
Colorisation: Simon Boisx / @simon_boisx


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