Memento mori
2026 · 2m
Directed by Yanis Soul
Genres: drama, fantasy, surrealism
Tones: contemplative, dark, surreal
What if the fear of dying had a face? At her therapist's today, Alice hoped finally to be rid of it for good. But in an imaginary tango, she discovers that some company never truly leaves.
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Death as a tango partner instead of a reaper—okay, *that's* the kind of premise that makes you pause. Soul takes the expected therapy-resolution arc and torpedoes it with surrealism, which is exactly the move a contrarian would make, except here it actually lands.
The film situates itself squarely in the lineage of psychological surrealism and dance-as-metaphor that traces back through decades of avant-garde work; the formal rigor lies in the restraint—two minutes to establish both intimacy and dread without overstatement.
The choice to make Death a dance partner rather than a visual specter—requiring the camera to move with Alice rather than frame her fear externally—is the single decision that transforms a therapy narrative into something that breathes and moves with genuine unease.