The same eyes as yours

A film by Derek Branscombe

Synopsis

Adapted from Anne Plamondon’s award-winning dance work, the film follows a woman returning to her late father’s apartment, initiating an intimate encounter with memory, loss, and the unseen. What begins as a simple, practical visit - to gather a few personal belongings - slowly becomes an immersion into a long-avoided inner landscape shaped by the complex bond between a father and his daughter. As she crosses the threshold, the space fills with charged silences, lingering tension, and traces of a life marked by schizophrenia and isolation. Fragments of the past surface, where apprehension, affection, and misunderstanding coexist. Drawn inward, she allows herself to remain, confronting what shaped her father’s inner world and her own. At the edge of disorientation, she turns to the body. Through dance, she finds a language to engage with what resists words. By learning to move with these presences rather than resist them, the film traces a fragile path toward reconciliation, acceptance, and the possibility of moving forward.