Tic
In this visually-disorienting experimental film, experience both the chaotic unpredictability and the unexpected rhythms of Tourette Syndrome.
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Greyson AcquavivaDirector/Producer/Editor
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Greyson AcquavivaOriginal Score
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Greyson AcquavivaKey Cast"self"
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Kimberly AcquavivaCamera Production Assistant
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Greyson AcquavivaDirector
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Greyson AcquavivaProducer
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Greyson AcquavivaComposer
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Project Type:Experimental, Short, Student
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Runtime:4 minutes 57 seconds
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Completion Date:December 8, 2018
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Production Budget:0 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Black & White
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:Yes - Emerson College
Greyson Acquaviva is a junior BFA student in Media Arts Production at Emerson College. As a person with Tourette Syndrome and OCD, Greyson creates films and poems that capture the lived experience of difference. He hopes to earn his BFA and pursue a career in film and sound editing after graduation.
In filming and editing "Tic," I made a conscious decision to use shaky camera work to capture the chaos of my tics and force the viewer to see the world through the eyes of someone with Tourette’s Syndrome -- someone whose head is never still. I wanted the viewer to feel a nagging sense of discomfort as the scene periodically pulled in and out of focus. That's what Tourette's feels like -- an itch that begs to be scratched but can never be satisfied.
This is Tic.