CAPTURING SAMI (working title)

Director’s statement:

The act of filming is enriching and complex, but when you do it in the real world, you choose to expose yourself to things that you can’t anticipate. I felt the need to make this concept visible to the audience. Switching between the objective POV and SAMI’s subjective camera was a suitable way of achieving a narrative thread that purposely avoids foreseeable patterns. The camera takes an intimate approach only to switch to a distant observation from a tripod. The anamorphic lenses, and minimal lighting underline the idea that the atmosphere and events are bizarre, reinforced even more so by a diffuse poetic which speaks about Sami’s naivety and child-like perception. The acting techniques make the characters seem normal, so to speak, but then suddenly, they seem odd and out of place. The long takes are an invitation for observation and further interpretation. An austere tone may be seen throughout the set design which represents Sami’s inner state: an empty space waiting to be furnished.