Separation opens with an absolutely innocent shot of a young girl riding a bicycle. It isn’t until later in the film that we learn exactly what we were watching. And that is exactly what Separation is all about. This is a film that masterfully uses sleight of hand like a highly-skilled magician to show us one thing while setting up something completely different. And writer/director Greg White brings it all together in a tense film with an exciting climax that pulls back all the curtains.
Direction
Greg White's magician's trick with framing.
Editing
That opening shot hits different on rewatch.
Director
Greg White
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
White deliberately cast theater actors with expressive physicality to sell the film's misdirection through body language alone.
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