CHAINED

Director's Statement

CHAINED and it’s two trilogy sisters (STRIPPED and REBORN) are part of the next revolution in cinema, as it rejects the familiar lines between fiction and real life. The actors you see in CHAINED are experiencing the deep nature of their actual and authentic life, the drama is deeply connected to their core identity and much of it has really happened to them. For almost a year, they have been living as their characters - step by step in chronological manner, without reading a script or being aware of what the next step is going to be.
The emotions they experienced were raw and spontaneous - a laugh was a real burst of joy and surprise. Anger was genuine, not performed. Nevertheless, everything was carefully controlled and directed in order to escalate into moments of explosive sincerity.
The outer frames of plot and theme are closely constructed, but the building blocks of emotions, energies and dialogue are deeper, richer and more intense than anything I could write in a script. The outcome offers a completely new definition to storytelling, filmmaking and drama. Unlike fiction filmmaking, the drama is not performed. It is alive and spontaneous and therefore highly authentic. Yet, it is controlled and follows a well defined plot. Unlike niche approaches which blur the lines between fiction and life, we are able to experience the most intense moments from the most intimate positions. It’s like being a fly on the wall when a real emotional climax unfolds. It is something that is almost impossible for fiction or documentary to achieve.