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Title: A P E X
Runtime: 4 min
Country: UK
Director: Stuart T. Birchall
Placement: Honorable Mention
Competition: March 31, 2018
Synopsis: Emergence of a hybrid human-alien consciousness from the void”
This conceptual film was inspired by a love of the ‘Alien’ franchise and the work of H.R Giger.
I wanted to explore the alien concept set in a future abstraction. We witness a genetic hybrid emerging from the void, composed of the alien and human DNA. The creature; a biological zenith represents a pinnacle in the evolution of biology and higher consciousness, the creature represents balance, a queen and creator, the APEX of being.
I employed symbolism to build a subtext, using light (illumination) that symbolises the beginning or awareness or consciousness, the cube (structure) that represents the totality of human intelligence, alongside the blackness in both liquid and solid form to represent the void.
