The In-Betweens
2019
short film
single-channel, 4 mins 36 secs
Adversarial Frames Exhibition 2019, screened at Nanyang Technological University, School of Art, Design and Media main lobby
Shortlisted for Frameworks Film Festival 2019, screened at The Projector
Director, editor: Teng Yu Qing
Actors: Teng Jia Hui, Teng Yu Qing
The In-Betweens explores the notion of symbiotic mutualism through breathing as a metaphor for the momentum between two coexisting entities. Breathing patterns illustrate interdependence, where one's movement creates a new one with another interacting body. A cynical system is generated when one's ebb and flow affect that of the other, and in turn, affects the original. The smallest changes create an impact, so the system must choose to reject or accommodate.
The In-Betweens aims to observe the relationship between two symbiotic entities at a fundamental level. When on entity changes, how does the other compensate? In this exploration, we realize that opposing yet harmonious forces are in play, creating an uneasy rhythm and fragile harmony.