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Deeper: Emily Willis – Barrier Date: 15.07.2021 Medium: Short Film / Visual Monologue

The younger girl on the TV stops laughing. She just stares out, as if seeing her future self through the lens.

On the eve of a life-altering decision, Emily confronts the invisible wall she built between her past self and the person she is trying to become. -Deeper- Emily Willis - Barrier -15.07.2021-

The deepest barrier wasn’t the door. Or the name. Or the distance.

July 15th. I chose this day. Five years ago, I walked out of that house. Three years ago, I said the name "Emily" for the first time in a mirror and didn't flinch. Deeper: Emily Willis – Barrier Date: 15

They tell you the barrier is to keep things out. Monsters. Memories. The hands that touched you in the dark.

"Deeper: Emily Willis – Barrier"

A minimalist apartment at twilight. Rain streaks down a large window. EMILY WILLIS (late 20s, sharp but tired eyes) sits on the floor, back against a bare wall. Across from her, an old wooden chair holds a single object: a sealed letter with her birth name on it.