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Pain, my old Friend, 3min., Germany
Directed by Emilie Intsiful, Manuel Kunst
In “Hello Pain, My Old Friend,” Emily Intsiful encounters pain not as an enemy, but as a familiar companion. Moving through a series of surreal, intimate and visually contrasting scenes, she and two dancers embody different states of struggle, resistance, vulnerability and release. Peaceful and painful imagery repeatedly coexist, blurring the line between beauty and discomfort. The film culminates in an almost dreamlike image of Emily in a flowing dress, flowers in her hair, singing directly to pain: “Hello, my old friend, how have you been?” A visual exploration of what happens when, instead of running from pain, we try to recognize it.
emilie – project.emily.music@gmail.com
