~ B i r t h i n R e v e r s e ~
I had this image in my head.
It was the perfect way I could think of to show what it was like to be diagnosed with Diabetes.
It was a butterfly, flying backwards into its cocoon.
I felt completely constricted.
It was as though all of the freedom I had to do whatever I wanted was now gone.
I wanted to show that in my next movie.
But just the butterfly wasn't enough.
I
had always had this belief that dying was like birth in
reverse.
When you're born, you learn to walk, speak, and be independent.
As you draw closer to death, you forget basic things, become immobile, and rely on caretakers.
I wanted to illustrate this in a movie.
I wrote a short poem that I think explained what I just stated, but with a little more art.
I read it into the microphone, reversed the audio, and tried to memorize what it sounded like.
I recorded my friends saying the different lines in various locations.
The song I used is called "Music To Die To" by my roommate, Billy Canino.
He wrote it for an ACTLab class in the Fall of 2005 called Post Modern Gothic.
There is no butterfly in the video, because I felt it was no longer needed.
When you're born, you learn to walk, speak, and be independent.
As you draw closer to death, you forget basic things, become immobile, and rely on caretakers.
I wanted to illustrate this in a movie.
I wrote a short poem that I think explained what I just stated, but with a little more art.
I read it into the microphone, reversed the audio, and tried to memorize what it sounded like.
I recorded my friends saying the different lines in various locations.
The song I used is called "Music To Die To" by my roommate, Billy Canino.
He wrote it for an ACTLab class in the Fall of 2005 called Post Modern Gothic.
There is no butterfly in the video, because I felt it was no longer needed.
