Evie Vijayan AFP

Genre Film Project

Auteur Film Project

UWC G10 Exhibition

Auteur Film Project May 2024

Stitched Hearts

Stitched hearts 1.mp4

Poster

Logline

A stuffed toy watches its owner grow up and starts to forget about it.

Synopsis

On Evie's birthday, her mother buys her a stuffed toy, and she loves the stuffed toy very much. However, as the she grows up, she starts to lose that love and start to forget it. Over the course of 19 years, Evie goes from loving the stuffed toy and going to sleep with it every night to leaving it in the corner on a chair to packing it in a donations box when she finally leaves for university.

The Crew

Evie Vijayan

Director

Evangeline Vijayan, a Grade 10 Film Student studying at UWCSEA East Singapore, has chosen to specialise in film studies, showcasing a keen interest in the art of storytelling through visual media. This emerging filmmaker uses her creativity to develop imaginative stories. As a Grade 10 student, she loves to explore the individuality that comes with the film subject and hopes to develop her skills in the future.

The Cast

Valerie Vijayan

Actor 1: Mother

Valerie Vijayan is a swimming instructor and business owner who has lived in Singapore since 2013. She is always ready to participate and offer support when needed and takes pride in encouraging everyone to reach their full potential.

Emily Perrera

Actor 2: 2017 Girl

Emily is a Grade 7 student studying at UWCSEA East Singapore for 5 years. She is a hard and dedicated student and always makes time to help out a friend. As a Grade 7 student, she is currently taking Drama as a subject, helping her to develop her creativity and having a lot of fun learning to act. She is also looking to pursue Drama as a High School subject.

Evangeline Vijayan

Actor 3: 2023/2026 Girl

Evangeline Vijayan, a Grade 10 Film Student studying at UWCSEA East Singapore, has chosen to specialise in film studies, showcasing a keen interest in the art of storytelling through visual media. This emerging filmmaker uses her creativity to develop imaginative stories. As a Grade 10 student, she loves to explore the individuality that comes with the film subject and hopes to develop her skills in the future.

Filmmakers Intentions in chosen Filmmaking Role

Filmmakers intentions in chosen filmmaking role (500 words max)

When I was first brainstorming ideas for this film, I felt that my main idea for subjectivity was to create a change in emotion, one noticeable enough for the audience, and that is where I came up with the thoughts of changing from connected to detached, as happens in “Stitched Hearts”. This film holds a lot of meaning to me, and through art directing I wanted to convey the passage of time and how the set and actions of the characters are able to show the change in emotion. As the film’s director, I used the art of set design to appropriately show the change in time and how the character has grown up and grown apart from the stuffed toy. By putting the audience in the point of view of the stuffed toy, I was able to show how the stuffed toy feels in these situations, and how it can do nothing but watch as this unrequited love between life-long friends forms.