An actress performs a poem born from depersonalisation, exploring the unsettling distance between body and self, and the quiet ways we drift from ourselves while life carries on.
About the Director
Jerusha West is a British filmmaker and visual artist. She is currently developing her debut feature. Her latest short, Stinging Nettles, premiered at the BAFTA- and BIFA-qualifying London Short Film Festival in 2026, followed by its US premiere at the Academy Award-qualifying Provincetown International Film Festival, and continues on the festival circuit. Her previous short, Sea Holly (2023), premiered at British Shorts Berlin, while her debut short, Solidago (2021), screened internationally and won Best Cinematography at the BFI-backed Women X Film Festival, with features in BFI Sight & Sound and Girls in Film. A graduate of The Slade School of Fine Art (2017), Jerusha works across a range of mediums alongside her filmmaking, with drawing remaining central to her practice. She has exhibited widely, most recently at The Drawing Room, London, and undertaken residencies in Florence and Cumbria. She received Arts Council England grants in 2024 and 2026, and has spoken about her art and film at the Heong Gallery, University of Cambridge, in conversation with the Fitzwilliam Museum Society.
Details
| Film Category: | Micro Short |
| Runtime: | 2 Mins |
| Director: | Jerusha West |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Writer: | Jerusha West |
| Producer: | Stephanie Faucher, Pinky Ghundale |
| Key Cast: | Ebony Aboagye |
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