A12. Best Acting (Nominee)
TIDAL
From Carrie Biddle
A young woman’s perfect life is put on hold when she begins to transform back into her siren form, an affliction that begins to weigh heavily on her relationship with her fiancé and herself.
Hey there! My name is Carrie and I’m an emerging filmmaker from the southwest of Brisbane, Australia, whose work is defined by a love for semi-surreal visuals, visual art, and storytelling. My passion for film goes beyond directing as I am also a seasoned editor, photographer and writer, with ambitions to work on feature-length films. In future I aspire to collaborate with more creatives who share the same love of stylistic art.
What inspired you and your work?
The inspiration for this film came to me in a time of my life when a close relationship I had for years ended. They insisted I had ""changed"" and needed to go back to who I was when we met.
After grappling for a long time with this unfamiliar moral dilemma, I found myself suffocating under the pressure, scared to be myself and second guessing everything.
We have all been in situations where we begin to question ourselves and our reality. While it was true I had changed, I realised I had never felt more myself and I was not willing to accept that it was something to be ashamed of.
So what if change is undeniable. What if the change was literally bursting out from under the skin - impossible to conceal. This film is for anyone who feels misunderstood in their own lives by the world around them and it's a reminder that only you can tell you who you are.