From the Film Maker...

I like the sombre tones of the painting. I've applied the same moody, lonely and quiet atmosphere to my film. Instead of grey,-bluish colours, I used white and beige to achieve the same result.

I wanted to keep a sense of sincerity throughout the movie, similar to Manet's painting, by not pushing the story over the top or staging it too dramatically. My aim was to let the film flow naturally, applying long takes to capture the emotions on screen, hopefully giving the audience an uncut and uncensored narrative.

What interested me was the missing canvas. My film looks at the effect of a situation (separation), its implication and the ripples caused by the conclusion.

For me, the fragments of the painting give a visual separation that makes the composition more interesting. I tried to achieve this in my film by placing my characters in their own individual rooms to suggest moods and emotions. I even cropped out a character's face (the mother's) to hide her disappointment, memories and her doubt as she reflects her decision.
Mohd Kamal Ariffin