you are, i am

Synopsis: XX and XY find themselves struggling against oblivion, while an external entity referred to as ‘The Rose’, infringes their identities. The hows and whys are not applicable, although XX and XY claim that ‘The Rose’ distorts their understanding of the roles they've occupied. Words on the Film: "Through the prism we see a distorted narrative presented with monochromatic images disguised as hues of pink, sort of like a pseudo-colour. The film explores the state of oblivion whilst touching upon the notions of gender and identity. The only thought permitted, repeated, "you are the reason i am"." -Sibi Sekar "Touching upon the notions of gender and identity, as suggested by the characters’ code names, XX and XY, ‘You Are, I Am’ comes across as a bleak sci-fi romance whose experimental, purple-filtered visuals – best described as a 3D film seen without special glasses – immerse you in a mystifying microcosm that rests on an echoing ‘you are the reason I am’ mantra. Carefully tucked under a transparent veil of airy strings, bizarre, high-pitched noises and euphonious drones, the deliberately blurry imagery blooms like a rose in a time-lapse video. -Nikola Gocić