Project Detail

Alexithymia

Synopsis

A young filmmaker questions how he connects to his emotions, by talking to a stranger online who can’t feel any. This stranger (Robert) suffers from 'Alexithymia', which is a condition most simply described as ‘Emotional Blindness’, it’s the inability to identify and describe emotions in the self.

Details

Year
2017
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
10 mins 11 secs
Format
HD
Director
Duncan Cowles
Producer
Duncan Cowles
Editor
Shaun Glowa
Director of Photography
Duncan Cowles
Music
Alex Cowles
Sound Mix
Keith Duncan
Colourist
Will Anderson

Production Status

Production Company

Sales Company

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