Gadra's Allegory
Abstract
“Gadra’s Allegory” is a silent (with no dialogue, but music is utilized) short film that follows a modern day ‘prisoner’ who exemplifies how their society is chained to the screens that surrounds them. The film shows their journey from a repetitive, thoughtless, and disillusioned way of life, to a majestic awakening to the nature of reality. This film is based on and inspired by Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,”; though the main character of the film is based off the chained prisoner of the allegory, this alternate version shows another path to their own enlightenment and expresses their own internal path to insight and knowledge in the modern era. The short film relies completely on the visual aspect of the film’s storytelling, this way the audience takes part in the film as they experience the main character’s routine in their repetitive daily life surrounded by screens. The film attempts to remind the audience that Plato’s message remains relevant in today’s technology-dependent world. From shadows portrayed onto the wall of the cave, to phone screens lighting up people’s faces, this film holds a new, modern meaning to enlightenment. This film is directed by Bianca Vucetich. Other crew members and actors include Chloe Rousseau, Gabe Garrison, Kristen Jean-Baptiste, Suraj Majethia, Treycy Romeus, Jahna Schutt-Shirley, Victoria Scullion, Arthur Thomas, and Athalie Thomas.
Faculty Sponsors
Professor Alex Bordino
Project Type
Event
Location
Alvin Sherman Library
Start Date
4-6-2022 12:00 PM
End Date
4-7-2022 5:00 PM
Gadra's Allegory
Alvin Sherman Library
“Gadra’s Allegory” is a silent (with no dialogue, but music is utilized) short film that follows a modern day ‘prisoner’ who exemplifies how their society is chained to the screens that surrounds them. The film shows their journey from a repetitive, thoughtless, and disillusioned way of life, to a majestic awakening to the nature of reality. This film is based on and inspired by Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave,”; though the main character of the film is based off the chained prisoner of the allegory, this alternate version shows another path to their own enlightenment and expresses their own internal path to insight and knowledge in the modern era. The short film relies completely on the visual aspect of the film’s storytelling, this way the audience takes part in the film as they experience the main character’s routine in their repetitive daily life surrounded by screens. The film attempts to remind the audience that Plato’s message remains relevant in today’s technology-dependent world. From shadows portrayed onto the wall of the cave, to phone screens lighting up people’s faces, this film holds a new, modern meaning to enlightenment. This film is directed by Bianca Vucetich. Other crew members and actors include Chloe Rousseau, Gabe Garrison, Kristen Jean-Baptiste, Suraj Majethia, Treycy Romeus, Jahna Schutt-Shirley, Victoria Scullion, Arthur Thomas, and Athalie Thomas.
