The Past Imperfect of Time

‘The Past Imperfect of Time’ directed by filmmaker Jhenyfy Muller, is a surrealistic fashion film about the journey of life in its entirety from beginning to end.
The slow poetic movements shown here as an intimate dance represents the loss of love, solitude and the fragile beauty of #time passing.
The film showcases a poem written by A.I. using selected words based on Franz Kafka books on “grief , love and time”. The poem starts at 0'48"

#mentalhealth

The Past Imperfect of Time is inspired by the French wave films.

  • Jhenyfy Muller
    Director
  • Jhenyfy and A.I.
    Writer
  • Aline Giusti Mugnaini
    Key Cast
  • Horse Mr. T
    Key Cast
  • Natalie Harper Howell
    Styling
  • Desiree Whitelam
    Styling Assistant
  • Olivia Cochrane
    Make up Artist
  • Joan Ball
    Voice over
  • Stuart Crowhurst
    Post Sound Editor and Final Mix Engineer
    88 West Music
  • Norbert Kniat
    Photographer
  • Jhenyfy Muller
    Producer
  • Jhenyfy Muller
    Editing
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 26 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 1, 2023
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • London Fashion Film Festival
    London
    United Kingdom
    September 20, 2023
    Nominated as Best Cinematography | Nominated as Best Editing | Official Selection at London Fashion Film Festival
Director Biography - Jhenyfy Muller

Jhenyfy Muller is a fashion filmmaker, video editor and creative director. She has worked internationally with clients including Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Harper's Bazaar, Schön Magazine, Bloomingdales, Dior, L'officiel, Mac Cosmetics, Cartier, Lewis Magazine, FairFax&Favor, Christopher Reaburn, Noon, Approved by Pablo and others. In 2018, she was the creative director for Lewis Magazine in London where she supervised the magazine design and directed the issues' fashion films. Her portfolio also includes two short films in conjunction with the exhibitions Silver Sehnsucht part of London Frieze Week as well as Motions of This Kind at the Brunei Gallery London. Her short films, Under The Ocean - 2019, Glass House - 2020 and Forget Me Not - 2020 were screened during the 2019/20 London Fashion Film Festival as part of its final selection. In 2021 Jhenyfy Muller has been nominated with her music video Underwater as Best Music and her Vogue short film The Great Escapade as Best Cinematography at the London Fashion Film Festival. In 2022 she has been awarded at the London Fashion Film Festival and final selected at ASVOFF Festival with her film Wanted. In 2023 Jhenyfy has been nominated with her short film The Past Imperfect of Time as Best Cinematography and Best Editing. Jhenyfy has been working in the fashion industry for over 16 years and studied film editing at the University of Arts London - UAL and London Film Academy. She is also part of SALOON London, a professional network for women in the art world.

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Director Statement

‘The Past Imperfect of Time’ is a surrealistic fashion film about existentialism, grief, resilience, overcoming and finding yourself again.
It represents the loss of love, solitude and the fragile beauty of #time passing.

The film showcases a poem written by A.I. using selected words based on Franz Kafka books on “grief , love and time”.
The poem starts at 0'48"

#mentalhealth

The Past Imperfect of Time is inspired by the French New Wave films.