Synopsis

A woman enters a surreal world where her thoughts and emotions take physical form. Moving objects, shifting geometric shapes, masked figures, and a magical table surround her as she tries to understand what is real and what exists only in her imagination. A sequence involving a mirror turns her inner confusion into a visual rupture. By observing and responding to the strange forces around her, she gradually gains confidence, opens herself to the world, and begins choosing her own path.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was released in 2013 through Goodvibe Records.

• Its visual language combines surrealism, geometric design, animation, dance, and practical stage effects rather than relying mainly on computer-generated imagery.

• The production drew on the Japanese Kuroko theater technique, in which performers dressed in black manipulate objects or move through a scene while remaining visually unobtrusive. Here, the black-clad figures are also treated as active embodiments of the protagonist's thoughts and fears.

• The set was designed to blur the boundary between two-dimensional graphics and three-dimensional space. Some objects were built as physical props and painted to look flat, while flat surfaces were made to resemble solid forms.

• The mirror sequence was created as an in-camera illusion. Lightweight fake mirror pieces were attached to performers so that the apparent impact, shattering, and movement of the fragments could be choreographed as one continuous action.

• Multiple cameras were used for the mirror scene because the central action could not be repeated in exactly the same way.

• Post-production was used mainly to refine the practical material, adding animation, vector shapes, and color work with Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects.

• The video was selected for the 2014 Berlin Music Video Awards and was nominated in the Best Art Director category.

• It was also nominated for the 2013 UK Music Video Awards in the Best Dance Video - Budget category and was shortlisted for several film and music-video festivals, including Encounters, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, and LSFF.

• The video was listed as an official nominee for the 2014 Cannes Lions Young Director Award.