Audiovisual
DIR. Noah Cedar Sherrin
“The initial sketch for HAVEN was made over a few hours of fading evening light with my phone camera, sheltering from the heaviest storm of the summer under the arms of a great willow. In the months that followed, each element of these images was meticulously recreated in Unreal Engine - using the software to reexamine and heighten my experience of the sublime in that evening that had moved me to blissful tears.
During the edit some of the original phone footage was composited with the 3d reconstructed landscapes. This was then processed through video feedback networks, revealing a weathered patina, and distorting the fragile border between real and synthetic, experienced and imagined.
The soundscape was created much the same way, mixing detailed field recordings with synthetic and processed textures - forming a chimeric atmosphere that attempts to convey both the violence and grace of an old willow dancing in a storm.”
International Premiere at Melted Film Festival 2024