WARNING TAPE is a short film that revolves around the inner world of a person going through an episode of flashbacks, using heavy layering, projection and audio to create an overwhelming and eerie experience that is driven by real life experiences of flashbacks. These flashbacks are quiet; they creep into the chest as though the person has just zoned out and not that they’re reliving the events of past traumas all over again, all at once. The Loud is too loud and the quiet is too quiet, leaving isolation and loneliness, emphasizing the shame and guilt that trauma survivors may have surrounding the idea of getting help from others or simply don’t know how to ask for help.
This short film aims to spread awareness about lesser seen effects of flashbacks on individuals that have gone through experiences that others might deem less harsh though for the person going through it, it can feel like the end of their world. The memories haunt their waking moments even when they don’t remember them all clearly, the body always keeps the score
For those who experience flashbacks and are struggling, reach out and ask for help, you’re not as alone as you think you are.
