Part of the PTSD Suite (2020-2021)
Borrowing a narrative storytelling approach from director Lizzie Borden, the PTSD Suite uses vignettes, allegories, poetry, and sometimes dictionary entries to create a liminal world at the center of many overlapping Venn diagrams. The PTSD Suite is a collection of short experimental films that explores the symptoms and lived experience of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Each film is named after a common symptom of PTSD. Saint-Michel teamed up with a different experimental musician and / or composer for each piece. While each piece sounds unique, all are underpinned by a familiar pattern: the Fibonacci sequence. The films reuse much of the archival footage and analog textures, creating an uncanny experience of uncertain deja-vu. All this in an effort to mimic an experience of PTSD for the viewer.
STARTLE RESPONSE film is part of Saint-Michel’s PTSD Suite of experimental short films documenting the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The film had its world premiere (mostly virtually) in Berlin, October 2020.
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