“Echolalia” by Sam Brewster
A repetitive, gnawing mantra of radio chatter prevents a woman from sleeping, audible anxieties manifest. She investigates and is stunned to see a spirit watching her. Strangely unafraid, the woman follows the spirit, who inspects her abode as if it were a prospective tenant. She feels drawn to the spirit, as if it were a missing part of her...
FROM THE DIRECTOR
“I made this film using an experimental process — originally the spirit was going to be a smokey shadowy figure so I tried to use AI but it didn’t quite work. I decided instead to experiment and trust the process. After a few false-starts, I found that layering natural videos I’d filmed over the years (anemones in the London Zoo aquarium, frothy bubbles in the wake of a boat, reflected woodland in water) gave a much more satisfying character design. By using these natural elements, I made a form-shifting ‘Mother Nature’, much more visually representative of the character I was trying to portray.”
-Sam Brewster
Credits
Director/Producer// Sam Brewster/ @sambrewster
Artist// The Duke of Zuke/ @zukebattista
Cast// Shuna Iijima/ @shuna_iijima
DoP// Darren Ladbury/ @darrenladburydop
VFX// Frank Mentir
Editor// Hannah Yerbury/ @hannahyerbury
Co-Producer// Faye Butler/ @fayeb0t
Post Consultant// William Taylor
Production Assistant// Kate Tattersfield
Special Thanks to MSE/ @mse.tvvb
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