Respiratory Distress

A cat, a pair of hands, blackness, and silence. A short story of love's transformation into abuse. An elegy to those who have been suffocating all their lives. A prayer for self-liberation. Completed during the covid-19 lockdown; inspired by the viral components of domestic abuse, the suffocating feeling of repression, and the social isolation where it flourishes. Experimenting in cinematographic minimalism, as inspired by Japanese theatrical bunraku tradition, and repetition, as inspired by autism. Researching interspecies relations, as inspired by fairy tales and the initiation of the SARS-Cov-2-pandemic. Attempting a narrative reductionism, as inspired by silent films, haiku poetry, and communication during the social media era. Introducing a novel extended cinema genre, where the movie can continue in real life through augmented reality applications.