A short fashion film
Upcoming. The full film will be shared after its public release.
Made alongside the Hellion collection, the film follows a mischievous outsider into an otherworldly church, where he challenges the religious judgement that made him feel like a sinner.
Synopsis
As the church bells ring, Hellion arrives in a place where sacred rules decide what is good and what is sinful. He interrupts its rituals and acts on the desires he was taught to fear. His rebellion brings him into conflict with the Nun, who stands for the rules he is trying to escape.
The film comes from my experience of growing up queer in a small town surrounded by Catholic beliefs. It asks who gets to define purity and sin, and how those ideas affect the way we see ourselves. Hellion approaches these questions through humour, religious symbolism and a character who refuses to behave.
The collection and the film
The film was made alongside my Hellion collection. The garments become the characters’ clothing: oversized collars, horns and sculptural silhouettes exaggerate the authority and expectations associated with religious dress.
I developed the fashion design, concept and creative direction for the project. The treatment brings together the clothing, casting and setting, with distorted perspectives, warm light and the sound of church bells. The film was shot in Pieterskerk in Utrecht.
View the Hellion collection