Filmmaker Statement

INDIGO is about liberation and entrapment. Both ultimately boil down to agency -- female agency -- skewed by the male-dominated society in which we live. Whether we feel as though we are free or trapped, I believe it is ultimately a mindset as demonstrated by the division of Dee and Indigo: physical representations of both sides of the spectrum. What we want often makes us feel liberated, versus what we need often makes us feel trapped; however, neither is mutually exclusive. Although I cannot relate to the emotional and physical depth of Dee’s circumstances, I can relate to the feeling of being stuck. These periods are filled with daydreams and self-talk that, if only for a moment, place you in another space and time. And yet, these two worlds feel equally distinct and general, precious and uncertain, real and unreal. The fusion of the two is where we ultimately exist, only able to form because of or despite the loss of some version of ourselves.