This short film tells the story of Vaysha, a young girl born with one green eye and one brown eye. But colour isn’t the only thing that’s different about Vaysha’s gaze. While her left eye sees only the past; her right sees only the future. Like a terrible curse, Vaysha’s split vision prevents her from inhabiting the present. Blinded by what was and tormented by what will be, she remains trapped between two irreconcilable temporalities. “Blind Vaysha,” they called her. In this metaphoric tale of timeless wisdom and beauty based on the eponymous short story by Georgi Gospodinov, filmmaker Theodore …
This short film tells the story of Vaysha, a young girl born with one green eye and one brown eye. But colour isn’t the only thing that’s different about Vaysha’s gaze. While her left eye sees only the past; her right sees only the future. Like a terrible curse, Vaysha’s split vision prevents her from inhabiting the present. Blinded by what was and tormented by what will be, she remains trapped between two irreconcilable temporalities. “Blind Vaysha,” they called her.
In this metaphoric tale of timeless wisdom and beauty based on the eponymous short story by Georgi Gospodinov, filmmaker Theodore Ushev reminds us of the importance of keeping our sights on the present moment.
Court métrage philosophique qui fait appel au symbolisme pour explorer notre relation au temps, à la mémoire et à l’avenir. Vaysha est-elle une héroïne ou une victime? En quoi ressemblons-nous à Vaysha, qui ne voit pas le moment présent? Est-ce que vous, vos amis, les membres de votre famille ou la société en général consacrez plus de temps à vous projeter dans l’avenir ou à contempler le passé? Si vous étiez à la place de Vaysha, conserveriez-vous l’œil qui voit seulement le passé ou l’œil qui voit uniquement l’avenir? Pourquoi?