Involuntarily:
Cinematic Art Short Film | 02'21" | 2019
‘No one is an island, entire of itself.’ Although a person is an independent individual, it is always surrounded by society and be involuntarily. We try to explore such a coercing relationship in this short experimental film. People carefully maintain the fragile interpersonal relationships in their living environment, while they cannot escape from this relationship. Self-awareness is imprisoned in this relationship, constantly struggling, vacillating, but always unable to find an exit. Hypocritical words are said, and false smiles are hung on the face. Individual characteristics of human beings are ultimately covered and wrapped by society, or humanity in this kind of coercing relationship. Is there a death of a soul or a unique personality behind social survival? We are trying to transform this concept in a visual way.
‘And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.’ ——John Donn
Director
Florence Tan Xingyu
Sound Design
Florence Tan Xingyu
Art Director
Florence Tan Xingyu, Song Lexuan
Videographer
Song Lexuan
Producer
Chen Peiran
Visual Effect Artist
Song Lexuan, Chen Peiran
Cast
Shayle Zhang, Florence Lee Yuk Ki
2019 © Tan Xingyu, Song Lexuan, Chen Peiran
