Surviving You, Always
A voice-over by American psychologist Timothy Leary professes that psychedelic drugs trigger the expansion of consciousness. Meanwhile, the subtitles we read tell us about a teenager from 1990s South London who spends acid-infused weekends with a friend. Following both perspectives simultaneously is a mind-twisting exercise, but Morgan Quaintance’s seamless editing evokes that firm feeling when a connection is established between two people. But just like hallucinations, teenage friendships feel like they’ll last forever − but rarely do.
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Interview
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Film details
- Country of production
- UK
- Year
- 2021
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2021
- Length
- 18"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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