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.