film
SOLO
(2022) 7 stages festival atlanta, georgia
director/performer - ben yoganathancamera op - layla ainsley
SOLO was created in lockdown during the COVD-19 pandemic. After several months of not performing to an audience I wanted to explore what it means to perform for oneself, or the imagined audience we all have in our lives.
What does it mean to be perceived? Can one exist without being perceived? Is the proof of a life, the perception of it? Does one need to leave proof of their existence?
The film explores my struggle to find satisfaction in simply existing for myself.