the thought of the innermost being
Synopsis
The film's title is inspired by Maurice Blanchot’s ‘The Book to Come’ which incited my exploration of whether images can capture anything sacred in a world of dispossession. A diaristic, psychogeographic journey through a city that metastasises uncontrollably before me, the film captures a form of alienation that supersedes and confounds the trajectory of grief. What is lost when all becomes gloss?
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2026
Details
- Year
- 2026
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 10 min 52 sec
- Director
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Jack Jeffreys
- Producer
- Cici Peng
- Editor
- Jack Jeffreys
- Screenwriter
- Jack Jeffreys
- Director of Photography
- Jack Jeffreys
- Sound
- Nathan Geyer
Genre
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Production Status
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