Out of Place
June 4, 2024
Suddenly switching realities with another version of himself, Sam must throw away any chance at a future so that he may find a way home.
This project began as a five minute short where two peoples lives played out simultaneously as they swapped realities and then met in person. Then it became about what one of the people would have to go through to get back home while the other got to kick back and relax. And then it became an exploration of one person’s mental decline as they have to justify to themselves to give up on reality because they believe that they are not in their original world, and when they’re proven right, how they deal with another version of themselves who did accept their reality and got to live a happy life.
What started out as a simple concept that I could just film by myself in one day, has been twisted into a more complex narrative with a proper exploration of character and the human psyche. It’s because of this course and the collaboration I received from my classmates and professor, that I was able to create a film that I can be proud of.