The Gap
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"The Gap" is a short film that was born out of a series of workshops held with students during an artist residency at Instituto Buena Bista (IBB) on the island of Curacao. The film involves the two queer protagonists Jane and Rey who find a message in a bottle on the beach. They read the message and try to decipher its meaning. The conversation leads them towards personal reflections and associative places when they decide to pen something back. The two close friends slowly explore the island whilst reflecting on the intricate nuances of looking, the subjective nature of framing reality and the imaginative power of language to shape understanding.
Cast and crew
About the director(s):
Helen Flanagan:
Flanagan has presented films at a number of festivals including International Film Festival Rotterdam (NL), Aesthetica Short Film Festival (UK), Sharjah Film Platform (AE), Lo Schermo Dell’arte Film Festival (IT), Proyector Plataforma de Videoarte (SP), Go Short International Film Festival (NL), November Film Festival (UK), Film and Video Poetry Symposium (USA), among others. Her work was awarded the IKOB Feminist Art Prize (2019), the VISIO Young Talent Acquisition Prize (2020) a fellowship with Needcompany (2021) and the second prize of Art Contest Brussels (2021).
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