Familiar — Katie Mlinek

narrative short∙ digital ∙ 19mins

dir | rebecca mlinek

feat | claire schoonover, michael gabel

prod | moleshollow productions

familiar explores a place of outward calm, where the call of birds hit the ear with loveliness even when it’s a cry of distress. This is a fairytale seen through the eyes of the aged, who have scratched and clawed through life and know with certainty that magic is always tied to mortal peril.