Short, Drama |
LOST CALLs is a poignant short film that delves into the emotional journey of Jade, a young woman desperate for a connection with her absent father, a globe-trotting photographer. Through a series of unanswered voice messages, she tries to bridge the emotional distance, imagining his adventures through foreign landscapes, exotic encounters, and breathtaking sights. As her hope fades, we witness her struggle between longing for a bond and facing the loneliness his absence leaves behind.
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This experimental short film draws on footage from a cultural project initiated by photographer Yan Bighetti de Flogny in collaboration with Misk Art Institute, National Geographic, and UNESCO. Over four years, Yan and I captured scenes across numerous countries, but despite immense effort, the project ultimately never came to fruition, and the planned international exhibition and series I was directing about his journey and photographic process were never realized. After years of filming, I found myself with 40 hard drives full of captivating stories and images, reflecting hours of work, dedication, sacrifice, and sometimes even life-threatening situations. It felt essential to repurpose this extraordinary material to give audiences a glimpse of our work. With the support of everyone involved, I developed this short film, creating a new character-the photographer's daughter-who brings to light another side of the journey: the experience of those left behind, waiting anxiously for their loved ones to return home safely
Short, Drama |
LOST CALLs is a poignant short film that delves into the emotional journey of Jade, a young woman desperate for a connection with her absent father, a globe-trotting photographer. Through a series of unanswered voice messages, she tries to bridge the emotional distance, imagining his adventures through foreign landscapes, exotic encounters, and breathtaking sights. As her hope fades, we witness her struggle between longing for a bond and facing the loneliness his absence leaves behind.
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This experimental short film draws on footage from a cultural project initiated by photographer Yan Bighetti de Flogny in collaboration with Misk Art Institute, National Geographic, and UNESCO. Over four years, Yan and I captured scenes across numerous countries, but despite immense effort, the project ultimately never came to fruition, and the planned international exhibition and series I was directing about his journey and photographic process were never realized. After years of filming, I found myself with 40 hard drives full of captivating stories and images, reflecting hours of work, dedication, sacrifice, and sometimes even life-threatening situations. It felt essential to repurpose this extraordinary material to give audiences a glimpse of our work. With the support of everyone involved, I developed this short film, creating a new character-the photographer's daughter-who brings to light another side of the journey: the experience of those left behind, waiting anxiously for their loved ones to return home safely