Solen

Solen, ('sun' in Danish), is an experiment with the boundaries of physical space, light play and theatrical presentations in film while dually exploring the stagnation attached to grief, examining the moment of transition where a young girl who is the sole survival of a house fire, is able, with the guidance of the spirit of her dead sibling, to move beyond the paralyzing state of denial and guilt, where in she was trapped singing lullabies and dwelling in old memories.

  • Tilley Aga Thom
    Director
    As Hecuba: Molly Thom, Going, Sea Change, Awaiting Bliss, Collection of Whispers, Further and Further, Negentropy, Child, Dove, Kopira, Caulisious
  • Tilley Aga Thom
    Writer
    As Hecuba: Molly Thom, Going, Sea Change, Awaiting Bliss, Collection of Whispers, Further and Further, Negentropy, Child, Dove, Kopira, Caulisious
  • Milo Aga Thom
    Key Cast
    "Milo"
    Going, Sea Change, Collection of Whispers
  • Tilley Aga Thom
    Key Cast
    "Tilley"
    As Hecuba: Molly Thom, Going, Sea Change, Collection of Whispers, Child
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 20, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    20 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Denmark
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    Danish, English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Etobicoke School of the Arts
  • Film Week
    Toronto
    Canada
    June 13, 2023
    World Premiere
Director Biography - Tilley Aga Thom

My work plays with the spaces that lie in the between. I thrive working within this negative space, which is not a void but rather a vital pause, a gap which holds exciting interplay between realities, objects, people and most importantly narrative structures. This embracement of the inbetween is seen in both my narrative and abstract works.
My work orients around themes of family narratives, storytelling, death and grief explored mainly through mediums of film and photography. I encapsulate these themes through simple, small moments. These moments lead the viewer as well as the characters through a threshold, beyond the scope of the initial moment. Architecture and sculpture are aspects I am constantly experimenting with and use as aid in my storytelling. Although my recent mediums have been filmic, I enjoy drawing, painting, pottery, sculpture, textile and fashion design.

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