Silent Short Film: The challenge was making a film with no dialogue, only relying on images to tell the story. We had the pleasure of working with a composer to match the images with sound to convey my emotional goals of this film.

This short is about a hopeless romantic young woman who seeks to be desired. She relies on this old love tester machine to dictate what kind of love she deserves. As much as she wants to be desired and loved, she also is fearful of it. As she is waiting desperately for the machine to give her the answers she’s been waiting for, the ending is ambiguous leaving the viewer wondering the reason why she turned it off.

Thank you to the wonderful Cecilia Duarte Mol for taking part in this project!

Sound of Silent Film Festival Chicago, 2024