sway (2025) - experimental short film

the forest breathes deeper when eyes are closed. nothing is fixed. sound emerges, disappears, and weaves in the air. within a drifting ritual, a wind charmer invites the unseen to sway along.

starring: Marion Loiseau

directing, camera and post-production: Julie Lobo

sound design: Valê Ghiorzi

flute: Marion Loiseau

costume: Ana Scripca - Sulfat Paris

production assistant: Caio Francisco

special thanks: Damien Marguet, Martin Clet-Durieux, Fernanda Merizio, L'amorce, Bê Bano, Paul Petsy

scan: Family Movie

This film was hand-processed at Paris 8 University's lab

Shot on super 8

Screenings:

02.11.25 Pollen: Video Spells (New York City)

10.11.25 Cinemistica 2025 - Lo salvaje, lo incomprensible, la belleza (Granada, Spain)

23.11.25 Fotogenia Festival Internacional de Cinepoesía y narrativas divergentes (Ciudad de México)

14.12.25 Pebbles Underground Film and Video Art Festival (online festival from Canada)

19.12.25 The Film Gallery (Paris)

23.04.26 Le Brady (Paris)

11.06.26 The Poetic Phonotheque (Copenhagen)