Mal de Ojo (The Evil Eye)

A experimental Surrealist film drawing inspiration from the works and creation of Salvador Dali, with specific reference to Dali and Luis Bunuel's film Un Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog) 1929 and exploring the concept of the subconscious and lucid dream control, as well as the motif of eyes and vision.

Mal de Ojo (the Spanish translation for the Evil Eye) explores a girl unable to control her dreams that are turning into nightmares and slowly consuming her reality. She visits a psychologist who has an ulterior motive to helping her. The girl soon drifts into a deep sleep and wakes up to discover herself on the beach being chased by a faceless monster hungry for her eyes and vision. She soon receives guidance from a phonecall through the 'Lobster Phone' and spins to teleport and change the location of her dreamscape from the beach to her bedroom. However...she hasn't escaped from her nightmare yet! Or is it her reality now?

Girl/The Dreamer: Hannah Mason
Psychologist: Sarah Bazeley
Faceless Figure: Shane Tan

Director: Shane Tan
Producer: Hannah Mason
Executive Producer: Lezli-An Barrett
Director of Photography: Andrew Yallop
Editing/Sound: Sarah Bazeley

This was our final assignment for an Experimental Screens film unit at Curtin University.

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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Shane Tan
• Hannah Mason
• Sarah Bazeley
• Andrew Yallop
• Lezli-An Barrett
• Salvador Dali
• Luis Bunuel
• Un Chien Andalou
• An Andalusian Dog
• lobster phone
• moustache
• eye
• vision
• Experimental Film
• Surrealist
• Surrealism
• lucid dream
• dreamscape

[boredcabbage]

i bought you that evil eye. and I think that is my googly eye. Do i get thanks in the credits? nooooooooo

[shanejtan]

@boredcabbage umm sorry haha who are you? one of Hannah's relatives perhaps? If so, then Hannah should definitely thank you on our behalf :)

[MissTechnicolor]

@boredcabbage Thank you Sissy <3

[yellowpete79]

hahahaha, pity about the lightpole

[Nhut1000]

BTW ur the one who wearing white shirt ;)

[Nhut1000]

xD this is so cool !