The Shape I Followed

The Shape I Followed

Released

2025

Written and Directed By

Blake Swaidner

Length

7 min

Genre

Drama, Surreal

Released

2025

Length

7 min

Written and Directed By

Blake Swaidner

Genre

Drama, Surreal

POSTER

SYNOPSIS

After encountering a strange figure in his home, a man loses his grip on reality. As the boundary between his inner and outer world dissolves, he must confront the presence that has been following him.

After encountering a strange figure in his home, a man loses his grip on reality. As the boundary between his inner and outer world dissolves, he must confront the presence that has been following him.

After encountering a strange figure in his home, a man loses his grip on reality. As the boundary between his inner and outer world dissolves, he must confront the presence that has been following him.

DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT

"The Shape I Followed emerged from an interest in dissociation, depersonalization, and derealization. The man’s inability to remove a masked figure from his home became a metaphor for the uncomfortable coexistence of the known and unknown aspects of the self. "

"The Shape I Followed emerged from an interest in dissociation, depersonalization, and derealization. The man’s inability to remove a masked figure from his home became a metaphor for the uncomfortable coexistence of the known and unknown aspects of the self. "

"The Shape I Followed emerged from an interest in dissociation, depersonalization, and derealization. The man’s inability to remove a masked figure from his home became a metaphor for the uncomfortable coexistence of the known and unknown aspects of the self. "

Blake Swaidner

Blake Swaidner

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