Distant Tracings explores two relationships in which physical distance played a part. It depicts imagery of my granddaughter, who started her life on an island in the Indian Ocean and then moved to California, near the Pacific Ocean. Shot over several years, she is on a journey in various locations. During the development of this piece my sister died unexpectedly and a wave of the Atlantic over-washed my camera (the final shot) while visiting her favorite spot. Thus, the two oceans become the geographic parameters of this story.


Performer: Maitena Esslinger-Payet
Assistant: Carlin Esslinger
2017  3 minutes

Distant Tracings received Best Experimental film Laurels at the 2019 3 Minute Film Festival in Santa Barbara and the Super Short  AltFilmFest