Ekarma was inspired by a frightening childhood experience where i was nearly swept out to sea whilst swimming on a family holiday, too far from the shore to call for help. I had this overwhelming feeling of fear that almost crippled me but I realised it was up to me to get myself back to shore. This memory often revisits me as an adult when I feel that I’m ‘too far from the shore’.
The crow character in the video is inspired by the Max Porter book ‘Grief is the thing with feathers’ in which a human size crow comes to stay with a father and his two children after they lose their mother. My crow resembles the struggle, frustration and isolation that you can experience in a relationship.
The crow tries to save the couple, to send them signs, but they are numb, lost in their own struggles. The crow is the answer but also represents the gulf between them and if only they could see him they would understand.
The crow tries to save the couple, to send them signs, but they are numb, lost in their own struggles. The crow is the answer but also represents the gulf between them and if only they could see him they would understand.
Video Credits
Directed by Helena Middleton
Shot & Edited by Simon Whitehead
Featuring Hanora Kamen, Chris Harrisson, Sam Brookes
Makeup by Kathryn McCanny
Shot & Edited by Simon Whitehead
Featuring Hanora Kamen, Chris Harrisson, Sam Brookes
Makeup by Kathryn McCanny
Filmed at floating harbour studio in Bristol