14 minutes that'll make you terrified of your own reflection in the tide.
No matter how calm the surface of the ocean appears to be, each time we cross the line that divides land and water we enter an unknown and unexpected world. Does our world remain the same when we come back on shore?
Cinematography
Water as character, mirror, monster, mother.
Sound
Submerged audio that actually feels wet.
Director
Rui Xavier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rui Xavier shot this on 35mm film underwater without digital correction, making the murkiness authentically unpredictable.
Urgeghe and Torres improvised their final scene after Xavier told them simply 'forget who you were'—no script, no marks, just the tide.
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