Hysterical Females
Experimental Film, 2017
Created as part of my MA in Communication Design, Hysterical Females was my first experimental film and marked the beginning of my exploration of feminist histories, symbolism and surreal worldbuilding.
Set within an imagined Edwardian world, the film follows Esther, a young woman navigating an unsettling society shaped by patriarchal beliefs. Responding to the historical treatment of women as hysterical, irrational and dangerous, the work combines live action, collage animation and stop motion to create a fragmented narrative where fantasy, discomfort and rebellion coexist.
Rather than retelling the history of the suffragette movement directly, the film explores the attitudes and systems that sought to control women, questioning how these ideas continue to echo within contemporary society.
