Michèle Saint-Michel

"The struggle of all artists, but the womxn artist in particular, to show up and allow ourselves to be seen authentically in artistic terms, in nurturing roles, as sexual beings, as multi-dimensional stardust wrapped in flesh and bone—it’s all a lot to be going on with. I hope some of that nuanced multidimensionality comes through in this work." - Michèle Saint-Michel

Part of the 'PTSD Suite', a series of films designed to address specific symptoms of PTSD, intended to be screened in any order for a more realistic representation. Each film is assigned a patron saint of jazz; 'Startle Response' has been assigned Dexter Gordon.