Embodied Project
Embodied is a short film in which terminally ill subjects recount experiences in a human body. The film aims to create a legacy and a message of presence.
A resource by Samuel Wright Smith
Seeking terminally ill subjects to participate in an experimental, animated documentary about their experiences in a human body.
Embodied is a short, experimental film. It consists of personal stories shared by terminally ill people throughout their dying process. These specific, scrapbook-snapshot moments are grounded in subjects’ bodily experiences
Our body is our window.
Through a casual but open-hearted conversation, we hope to encourage subjects to recount meaningful sensory experiences. The goal of the film is to create a meditation on presence and appreciation.
In addition to audio recordings and limited super-8 portraits of subjects, Embodied will primarily be told through seamlessly transitioning experimental multimedia animation.
Though Embodied is about death, it is about life. It is a celebration.
This is ultimately an opportunity for connection. It is a chance to appreciate and to share a life embodied in all its pain, pleasure, emptiness and fullness.
Read more at samwsmith.net/embodied