“Peace starts with me. Here. My body. Through fragmentation and dislocation, this film explores the body as a place where inner conflicts and tensions are played out. A frenetic collage gives way to a more serene version of the body. Peace comes as a sudden breath born out of chaos.” Magali Charrier…

“For us, peace is about letting go. We all have the potential to destroy each other and our resistance to letting go of our defenses makes conflict much more dangerous. Our film follows a society of living threads as they desperately support hundreds of bladed objects in mid-air.”

“My film is about mirroring and feedback—abstract patterns and shapes fill the two sides of the screen, taking us on a journey from disharmony to peace. Conceptually, it’s about how violence breeds violence and love breeds love. Only by turning the other cheek can we bring about change, understanding…

“Our film is a portrait of a community, united in a celebration of peace. What starts as one individual ends in a large and spectacular group portrait, with people from all backgrounds standing together and sharing a moment of tranquility. Peace starts with me and gradually expands to include everyone…

“Peace is always in your life, if you look for it. In my film, the word peace is concealed within an abstract landscape—at times clearly discernible, at others hidden. The film is meant to seem chaotic. Like the principles of Yin and Yang, positive and negative, peace exists within chaos and vice versa…

“My film is an abstract visualization of the feelings and imagery that haunt me in the transitional space between sleep and wakefulness. I am a slow starter—every morning, before I can approach the world worry-free and open- minded, I need to first drain the negative. Only then am I happy and at peace…