Plot

Abandoned by his parents on a cold and desolate beach, a young boy meets a child a few years younger than himself, who leads him on a chase before disappearing abruptly amid the long grass of the dunes. Moments later, the child reappears – only older, this time, and more menacing. He dares the boy to follow him into a dark forest; and despite his misgivings, the boy does as he asks, watching in astonishment as his guide ages once again, this time into a grown man. He gives the boy a clue to his parents' whereabouts, an abandoned WW2 bunker further along the shore. Venturing inside, the boy discovers his parents – or at least, something that resembles them. Bound in twine, oddly still, they seem mere shells of their former selves. But the man who brought him here – his older self, we now realize – still has one last doorway to lead him through...

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Over the course of the pandemic, I would escape with my son to the local national park. It’s here I had the idea of making a film with him that reflected what many of us were experiencing, that is, a sense of isolation and separation from our families, and the growing awareness of our mortality. The Shore is a film about the stages of life and how we must inevitably separate from our parents as we grow older, and in turn, our parents must be prepared to let us go. Having two young sons of my own has made me acutely aware of this cycle. I chose to shoot the film over an entire year, the seasons representing the stages of life. The shoot for the most part consisted of myself with a camera and my son, who stars as the boy. I took a stylistic approach to the storytelling and shot in B&W as I wanted the imagery to be symbolic and bold, and ultimately to get under people’s skin. Despite the film’s surrealistic approach, I hope it touches an emotional and universal nerve in the audience.

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