‘Shapes We Make’ is a trilogy of short films exploring invisible illness. The films are titled, We Rest, We Rise, We Fall - symbolic of the cycle I experience with both Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Depression. I cut the films with unused footage from a music video we shot in 2018, and the music in each film is an original score from Catherine Whatley, Josef Lumley and myself.

We Rise

Do not fear your rage
violence can silence you but
anger sets you free.

Poem by Charli Whatley

starring THEOPHILUS O'BAILEY
written, directed + scored by CHARLI WHATLEY

produced by TOBY ANTHONISZ
director of photography ALASDAIR K BOYCE
gaffer MATT DICKINSON
1st AC JO-HANN VALENCIA
2nd AC ELIOT MORRIS
production designer AMINA WINKLER
art director EMMA PEARCE
runners ANDREW MICHAEL + STEPHANA APOPEI

Special Thanks
After Smoke Clears
crew of The Crusher

© Faded Neon Films 2023

Video Description: A man expresses his anger through a powerful and moving dance.