Unfolding
Expanded Cinema Project | 2026
Silent. Sensory. Sapphic.
Logline
A film unfolding through an experimental screening where interactive screens and props let audiences contradict the story, exploring how memory and colonial pasts are perceived and rewritten.
Synopsis
Unfolding is a tangled memory with a twist on the traditional genre of period dramas.
Set in 1890s colonial Cyprus, the story revolves around a peculiar encounter between a Cypriot seamstress, struggling through a prolonged drought, and a British spinster who has found a new sense of freedom... and the power to exert it over others.
Their relationship throughout the story balances on extremities. The audience is left wondering what exactly is their relationship.
The scenes unravelling are non-linear, even fragmented, like our perception of the past, allowing for a more nuanced interpretation of the story.
Film Stills
Awards and Recognition
- IndieX Film FestivalUnfolding - Best short script - award winner | 2025
- New York Script AwardsUnfolding - finalist | 2025
- Best Script Award LondonUnfolding - finalist | 2025
- Art Film Spirit AwardsUnfolding - nominee | 2025
- Fairy Fang Film Festival and Screenplay CompetitionBest screenplay - quarter-finalist | 2025