Directed by Nicole Blundell

Logline: Through her, the ordinary became a source of wonder. 16mm, hand-painted and hand-developed.

Synopsis: She dressed up the ordinary — so they'd never forget the wonder. All made up. Notes on make believe is a fleeting trick of memory where the past is a story we tell ourselves, shifting shape to fit the needs of the present.

Distribution Contact: WFG

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RUNTIME: 5 Minutes
GENRE: Animation, Experimental
PRODUCTION FORMAT: 16mm
LANGUAGE: French, English
LOCATION: Ontario
KEYWORDS: Art, Youth/ Teen, Feminist Issue, Film/ Video Art, Portrait, Women, Loss, Grief, Memory

Director's Statement: I propose an experimental and documentary film practice that affirms a contemporary, complex, and ever-shifting Franco-Ontarian identity. Rooted in lived experiences and regional realities that are often rendered invisible, my films explore memory, territory, and the body as sensitive, expressive materials. I work with hand-processed 16mm film and direct animation not out of nostalgia, but as a critical gesture against the speed, standardization, and algorithmic aesthetics of the ultra-digital. My artistic approach is grounded in slowness and rhythm as acts of resistance and care, weaving onto 16mm film fragments of time, bodies, and memory that slip beyond the algorithm.

This film is about how and what we chose to remember.