Strawberry Burnt Candy

"Strawberry Burnt Candy," is an experimental short film about candy, love and wasting time. Adapted from a poem written by the director, Valentina Matosian, the film submerges the viewer in the color red, the stickiness of love, and the pain of being forced out of it. Shot on Super8 film, the color red magnifies the viewer's experience. Red embodies the veracious appetite of a woman with uncontrollable cravings. She lives to waste an afternoon on a man who doesn't want the same and will be haunted by the memories of what was and what will never be.