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The Everyday Ritual of Solitude Hatching Monkeys

The Everyday Ritual of Solitude Hatching Monkeys

2014 · 13 min · Documentary

Layered and manually altered 16mm footage intertwines with the soundtrack and the narrative, presented through subtitles, to tell the story of a man who moves away from the sea to escape death by water. He soon finds himself alone when his co-workers go to the beach and never return. Society becomes a stranger and his imagination becomes his only friend. He dials a random number and a romantic conversation about loneliness and the absurdity of reality ensues. His world starts acquiring meaning as he realizes part-time-singer monkeys are running the show.

Directed by Basim Magdy

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