

Frédéric and Suzanne bought their first VHS camera in 1989. The camera becomes a witness to their everyday life, their family time, and vacations with friends. A few years later, their son Tim is born. As their relationship slowly falls apart, Suzanne embarks on a desperate battle to fight forgetting by filming her loved ones.
Direction
Diop blurs documentary and fiction until indistinguishable.
Editing
VHS degradation becomes metaphor for crumbling marriage.
Director
Alexis Diop
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Diop shot over three years with non-professional actors, often unaware of scenes being filmed—explaining the uncanny vérité texture.