See Memory is a film made out of 10,000 painting stills. The film explores how our memories define who we are, how we remember, and the inextricable link between memory and imagination. See Memory’s main character is a girl who we meet walking through Central Park on a winter’s day. She is alone and disconnected, lost within the world of her suffering--unable to decipher reality from dream. She enters therapy and gradually connects with the therapist who bears witness to her story. Leaving, she re-enters the park transformed by the sharing her story--everything looks and feels completely different. Recent research in neuroscience has shown that from the moment we recall them, memories are in flux, interacting and mingling with imagination. See Memory explores this idea in shifting layers of imagery with perception interacting with dreams and imagination. Interviews with psychiatrists and neuroscientists, such as nobel laureate Eric Kandel, guide the imagery in the film, speaking about the purpose and process behind remembering.

See Memory

As the local community search for her sons remains, Catherine also searches for answers to questions she doesn't want to ask.

The Search

A strained relationship between two siblings transforms when one of them starts secretly writing to the other, posing as their therapist. When the ruse leads to the reveal, it turns out both siblings have some confessions to make.

Dear Simone

During the holidays, "Side B" tells the story of a record-store owner finding catharsis from her past through the healing power of music.

Side B

A woman with agoraphobia and the airbnb guest across the hall strike up a correspondence that becomes something more for the holidays.

Paper Planes

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