Private Project

Bloom

Vanity pursues magic oranges as she attempts to make herself beautiful forever, but her beauty comes with a curse.

  • Sara Page
    Director
  • Sara Page
    Writer
  • Sara Page
    Producer
  • Billie Baird
    Key Cast
    "Vanity"
  • Alexander Baehr
    Visual Effects
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    drama, horror, fantasy
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 15, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    4,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • New West Film Fest
    New Westminster
    Canada
    October 16, 2020
    New Westminster Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Sara Page

Sara Page is a filmmaker and musician based in Vancouver, Canada. She has an absurd sense of humor, a fascination with art history, and is terrified of dark closets. Sara is passionate to tell stories set in Canadian landscapes that subvert stereotypes, deal with moral gray areas of society, and portray socially isolated characters. Sara has a Bachelor of Media Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Victoria, with double majors in music composition and flute performance, with additional studies in creative writing. Sara has also worked in the floral industry as a designer since 2008. Creating florals for film sets and composing music for film is how she became inspired to pursue a career as a media artist, and combine all her talents through the art of filmmaking. Sara has plans for writing and directing many more stories incorporating her dark sense of humour, disturbing moral dilemmas, and fantastical themes, many scored with her own compositions.

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Director Statement

My films are driven by thematic content. "Bloom" personifies its theme of vanity. I am attracted by themes of dystopia, death, and dreams. To facilitate the thematic content in my work, I place visual barriers between the camera and the actor or subject (for example, a reflection, veil, or makeup – anything that distorts the image). I use discordant focal lengths to create purposefully blurry images and I design storytelling images that cut up the visuals into smaller shapes. Often I use tighter camera shots that do not show the actor’s full form in order to visually distort the human body. Sometimes I will contrast these distortions with extreme wide shots that make the actor look extremely small in order to convey sensations of psychosis and loneliness. Saturated colour palettes and surreal comedy are other elements I use to convey my own questions and explorations of existing social realities. My methods enhance the recurring themes of isolation, loss, and claustrophobia in my films.