Laundry

Stuck in a loop inside a laundromat, Martin quickly finds out that laundry is pointless.

Teetering on the edge of surrealist satire and an exploration of narrative, LAUNDRY explores how time seems to be broken inside of an unsuspecting laundromat. Breaking filmic expectations and toying with tension, the film uses themes of absurdism, anticipation, and manipulation of filmic tropes to explore the mundane through the lens of the everyday. As Martin continues in a never-ending cycle of washing his clothes, his relationship to the audience becomes ever-blurred. Cleverly playing with the recognisable, expected elements of genre allows aspects of avant-garde and offbeat cinematic influence to shine through. Created through a Surrealist lens, the film provides insight to Martin’s subconscious, experimenting with text and framing to not only decipher the character’s current situation, but to mirror the audience’s thoughts in real time.

Are we slaves to routine, and breaking of said routine becomes the question on the tip of everybody’s tongue as the audience is invited in to the unexciting sterility of the laundromat. Set to the backdrop of a conventional location we all recognise, the film uses the artificiality of the linoleum floors and harsh overhead lighting to erase any essence of the outside world. With no exit in sight and a perpetual spin cycle on high, Martin questions everything. Is he able to make contact with the audience to get a grip on reality or will he remain stuck amongst the fabric softener and mixed cotton blends?