Director Luke Jaden honors the flickering memories of childhood and the deep connection between siblings in short film SISTERS. Taking the form of a visual poem, the film attempts to relive nostalgic moments that find new significance in retrospect – once we break away from childlike boredom and the slow passage of time that comes with it.

“I liked this idea of a serene place and feeling at ease with so much peace that you ceaselessly fall into a daydream. I was thinking about the shared connection between my two daughters: a universal language shared that’s not spoken, yet poetic through silence, or the way they look at each other.”

Shooting on 16mm & 35mm Kodak film against the natural beauty of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Jaden captures his own family in a state of shared escapism, depicting the poetry of simple moments among this grounding influence. As a snapshot of a moment lost in time, with the visceral complexities of a psychological landscape, SISTERS mirrors the immense feeling held within a painting, exploring how nature can give way to emotion, and channel the thoughts that swirl within us in our formative years.