Perhaps I am already dead

 

Perhaps I am already dead (2021) | 3min. | Cyprus | experimental

Written and Directed by Tonia Mishiali

March 2020. Lockdown during the pandemic. Homebound. Dreams. Thoughts. Feelings. Fear of death.
Having been experiencing sleep paralysis for years, I share a day in my 'isolated' life during the quarantine.

Director Statement

I have been experiencing sleep paralysis for years now, a condition in which the mind realizes that it is awake but cannot move the body. This happens to me while I am waking up, usually in the middle of the night. It's a frightening feeling.

During the lockdown this was getting worse. Researching it, I found out that sleep paralysis is believed to affect people in times of stress.

Inspired by Rene Magritte's painting "The Key of Dreams", I created this little personal film almost as a fragmented recollection of my dream-like thoughts and feelings, which revolve around life and fear of death.

Credits

WRITER/DIRECTOR/PRODUCER Tonia Mishiali

SOUND MIXING Christos Kyriacoullis

MUSIC COMPOSITION Christopher Malapitan

MUSIC TRACKING AND MIXING Julian Miri

PRODUCED BY Bark Like A Cat Films

Shot on Nikon D800 and iPhone 11

SPECIAL THANKS Christopher Malapitan, Emilios Avraam, Andreas Kyriacou, Christos Georgiades, Stelana Kliris, Elena Aloneftis

 
 

Film Stills

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