Short film

Flex

2000 · 17 min

A hypnotic, unsettling loop of bodies in void, blending tenderness and brutality into an abstract, visceral experience.

Overview: Video installation for the Anthony d'Offay gallery, depicting a naked man and woman floating in darkness, beating each other and engaging in acts of intercourse. Only a 3½ minute excerpt has been commercially released.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Violence, obsession, isolation, sexuality
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore. No swearing.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
obsession
isolation
sexuality
madness
Places: None
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: single location
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence strong
Sex strong