This short film was created as part of a college assignment where my

partner and I were asked to make a 2–3 minute vertical film based on a

poem of our choice. We chose Transfiguration by Michel Dumanis, and

built a concept around its central idea—the quiet, almost unsettling

repetition of human experience. The poem suggests that everything we

feel has been felt before, everything we struggle with has been lived

through countless times, and we wanted the film to echo that cyclical,

familiar rhythm.

This was my first real step into making an original short film from start to

finish—ideation, scripting, directing, and final edit—and it taught me more

than I expected. Shot over two days, the project pushed me to understand

the technical and creative demands of filmmaking: how to plan for a

vertical frame, how to guide performances, and how many small details in

pre-production can make or break a shoot. It felt like my little experiment,

my first attempt at shaping a world from scratch.

Working with amateur but incredibly enthusiastic actors, and collaborating

with my co-director and cinematographer, made the process equal parts

chaotic and rewarding. I’m genuinely proud of what we created. It’s not a

perfect film, but it carries the heart we put into it—and it’s a project that makes

me even more excited to take everything I learned into my future work.