hybrid genres

The way Mer invites subject, place, elements, audience and herself into the ritual of shared storytelling is a magical decolonizing act. The camera as an extension of her embodied responsive presence, weaves in and out respecting the distance required to create trust, while also feeding intimacy and warm accompaniment. This allows for a vast range of exploration, queering up the stylistic boxes of filmmaking. Here is a description of some of Mer's specialties:

Performative Act: A previously crafted and reharsed conceptual piece with improvisational elements

Improv video: A fully spontaneous unrepeatable expression influenced by place, prompt, element and relationship with the camera 

Ritual video: A crafted narrative arch based on personal process of who is being filmed, using the medicine of witness by the camera as a supportive tool for psychological alchemy. Some improvisational aspects.

Documentary music video: The use of a song and a prompt as a platform to explore how people spontaneously interact with it. Unplanned flow. 

Psychomagic act: A ritualistic performative act working with personal process, place, prompt, element and relationship with the camera

Docu-fiction: A scripted narrative arch based on real life events, with improvisational and performative elements

Surreal-doc: A crafted narrative arch based on real life dreams/visions, with improvisational and performative elements
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