Experiencing Interruptions?

Letters to My Ex-Lover: A Conversation in 6 Parts

If you could say anything to your first love, what would it be? In Emily Bayrock's new poignant documentary, 6 young people discuss their first experiences with love, and what they would say to their first love if they could go back as who they are now.

  • Emily Bayrock
    Director
    Taking the Bullet
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Romance, Drama, Slice of Life, Documentary, Teen
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 20, 2018
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
Director Biography - Emily Bayrock

Emily Bayrock is entering her fourth year in the film production program at SFU School for the Contemporary Arts in Vancouver BC. She began her career in film at the age of 8 with the Young Moviemaker's youth filmmaking program, and has since screened her short films worldwide. Her film Taking the Bullet (2015) won the award of recognition from the Accolade Global Film Competition and helped her gain acceptance to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Concordia University's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema and SFU School for the Contemporary Arts. Emily's work is based in collaboration, multimedia exploration, and ethnography.

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Director Statement

After a difficult breakup in my late teens I was faced with the questions; what would I do differently and what would I tell him now? Young love, specifically first love, and heartbreak is such an emotionally charged experience and a period of intense growth. I wanted to not only explore any residual feelings I was faced with, but explore first love through other youthful lenses.