Window

Window is a short film about two young men in Western Sydney who watch each other from opposite houses. They are named ONE and TWO, representing different views on masculinity and physicality, and how that affects their emotional selves. ONE spends his days looking at the outside world seeking definition for himself, while TWO satiates his physicality with his sports car, GIRLFRIEND, and his labouring job.

The film is about masculinity, asexuality and the act of looking, of examining a body closely to reveal some truth about yourself, and looking to other bodies to understand your own. It highlights a secret world built through shared intimacy, conveyed through an innocent childhood first kiss, and how it has shaped the differing lives of the two male neighbours and their shared understanding of what it means to grow up trying to understand yourself through your body as well as your sexuality and identity, it is not lust, or romance, but a spark of connection between two people that fuels this search of self. Asexual stories are uncommonly shown on screen, and the film aims to explore the complex yet understated identity.

Window acts as a precursor to a web series I am currently writing called 'Boy (Space) Friends', exploring similar themes featured in the short such as masculinity, alcohol, violence, addiction, aiming to portray male friendships based on emotional support aside from the typical 'bromances' that litter mainstream media, to enter production late 2017.