Michael is a psychological short film that takes us into a journey of storytelling itself. Revealing how a writer’s world, both external and internal, can shape, distort and redefine the stories they tell. In a world filled with noise, conflict, contradiction and confusion, a disillusioned author, on his friends advise, escapes from the chaotic city life to a village in search of tranquility, clarity and inspiration. But instead of peace, he encounters a strange, unsettling tale, one that blurs the lines between memory, imagination and reality.
Through Ravba, the mysterious caretaker of the house, the writer learns of his tragic love story while working in circus- Ravba’s forbidden affair with Jenni, the wife of a circus owner named Michael. When their secret is exposed, a chain of violence and revenge unfolds. As the lines between Ravba’s memories and the writer’s imagination blur, the story takes on a life of its own.
Is it a story that has happened with Ravba or a creative invention or something in between? Michael invites the audience to decide if this is a tale of purely fictional or real or somewhere in between.
