Monday
2018 · 10m · Spain
Directed by Candice Vallantin
Genres: drama, experimental
Tones: absurdist, surreal, tense
A businesswoman trapped in monotonous routine experiences a psychological breakdown as everyday sounds curdle into nightmare. She breaks free through experimental dance and sound design.
Picked by Felix
The scouts
A breakdown movie where the real villain is the photocopier. Sold.
Vallantin's experimental dance film from Madrid stages office hum as antagonist, body-as-rebellion. Climax energy compressed; the Severance reference dates it but the kineticism reads.
Punchy sound design and sharp editing turning office hum into the antagonist — that's the right formal answer to the question this corporate-dread piece is asking. Dance-as-rebellion finale is a known move, but the Madrid setting and the soundscape-curdle approach feel specifically considered.
Reviews
Punchy sound design, sharp editing, and a dynamic lead performance lead the way in this ode to breaking free.