A FILM THAT IS AN AD.
Part of what came through in the interview is that working with other people has been emotionally complex for Cindy. That complexity is inside the film. On the day of the shoot, she is there to do her work, but everyone is watching her do it.
THINKING ABOUT THESE FILMS
SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM
FOR PRODUCTION AS A PERFORMANCE
PRET-A-PORTER
FOR FASHION WORLD, RUNWAY, AND INDUSTRY MACHINE
THE PLAYER
FOR SATIRE, PEOPLE WATCHING PEOPLE, AND THE BUSINESS
A PERFUME CAMPAIGN
IS BEING MADE.
THE PERFUME
DOES NOT EXIST.
CINDY BECOMES
THE SMELL.
CHLOË PLAYS CINDY.
THE PRODUCTION
IS THE MAIN PLOT.
THE SET
IS THE WORLD.
THE SHOOT
BECOMES THE AD.
THE AD
BECOMES THE MYTH.
IS BEING MADE.
THE PERFUME
DOES NOT EXIST.
CINDY BECOMES
THE SMELL.
CHLOË PLAYS CINDY.
THE PRODUCTION
IS THE MAIN PLOT.
THE SET
IS THE WORLD.
THE SHOOT
BECOMES THE AD.
THE AD
BECOMES THE MYTH.
FOR
BAG LADIES
CINDY SHERMAN AND CHLOE SEVIGNY
SCRIPTS
FORM
A PERFUME AD
STYLING
CASTING / CHARACTERS
CINEMATOGRAPHY
THE SET
MAKEUP
CAMERA
PRODUCTS / THE BOTTLE
THE SMELL / FLORA AND FAUNA
SCREENS
FOOD / THE KNIFE
VIGNETTES
THE CORRIDOR / RUNWAY
CHOREOGRAPHY / MOVEMENT
MUSIC / SCORE / BIRTHDAY SONG
THE BAG LADY
EDITING
THE INTERVIEW