Tactless foreplay (USA, 2025)

EDITED, POST-PRODUCTION, COLORIST, RE-RECORDING MIXER, WRITTEN, DIRECTED, PRODUCED, PRODUCTION DESIGN BY KOSTIANTYN MISHCHENKO

Project Type: Short, Experimental

Runtime:  5 min. 40 sec.

Completion Date: June 28, 2025

Shooting Format: Digital

Aspect Ratio: 9:16

Film Color: Color

Brief Synopsis

**Tactless Foreplay** is an experimental short film that immerses viewers in a sensory exploration of fragmented desire and raw intimacy. This film eschews traditional narrative and dialogue, opting instead for a purely visual journey that speaks directly to the subconscious.

The film opens with a series of disjointed, shimmering images that pulse and flicker on the screen. Abstract patterns of light and color dance in rhythmic chaos, evoking the internal turbulence of human desire. As the film progresses, fleeting glimpses of intertwined bodies and skin textures appear, overlaid with superimposed shapes and rapid cuts that disorient and intrigue the viewer.

Through its avant-garde style, *Tactless Foreplay* captures the primal and often clumsy nature of human connection. Each frame is meticulously crafted to provoke an emotional response, drawing the audience into a visceral encounter with the screen.

In the absence of a soundtrack, the visual elements gain heightened significance, demanding the viewer’s full attention and inviting them to interpret the imagery on a deeply personal level. The film concludes with an intense flurry of color and movement, leaving the audience with a lingering sense of unresolved tension and beauty.

* Tactless Foreplay* is a bold cinematic experiment that challenges conventional boundaries, celebrating the power of visual storytelling in its most abstract and evocative form.

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