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Branches

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Director Masumi Saito + Guy Wigmore
Choreographer Masumi Saito
United Kingdom 2023
27 minutes

Synopsis

Branches asks how our lives could differ based on a single decision or encounter. Drawing on director Masumi's experience as a minority and immigrant to the UK, we examine how the environment and society shape us. Exploring neuroses and fears through the multiverse, viewers will ponder how choices in life topple like dominoes. We present opportunities for viewers to reflect on their lives in our post-COVID information-oriented society, which fragments our ideology.

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Branches asks how our lives could differ based on a single decision or encounter. Drawing on director Masumi's experience as a minority and immigrant to the UK, we examine how the environment and society shape us. Exploring neuroses and fears through the multiverse, viewers will ponder how choices in life topple like dominoes. We present opportunities for viewers to reflect on their lives in our post-COVID information-oriented society, which fragments our ideology.

Full credits

Section
Out of Competition
Director
Masumi Saito + Guy Wigmore
Choreographer
Masumi Saito
Production countries
United Kingdom
Production year
2023
Duration
27 minutes
Producer
Masumi Saito + Guy Wigmore

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