The True Cost of Destroying Your Enemy | Medea's Revenge
2024 | DCP | Colour | 6’ | English
Director, Screenplay, Animator: Ibo Caulfield
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This is the story of Princess Medea, who sacrifices everything for love, only to be abandoned by the Greek adventurer Jason. The film exploring the philosophical battle between emotions and reason with the profound insights offered by both Plato and the Stoics.
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Once upon a time in the ancient Kingdom of Colchis.
A philosophical exploration of the Greek myth of Medea. The princess who abandoned her father and family for love is ultimately betrayed by the man she sacrificed everything for. In her anguish, a horrific idea takes root—to slaughter his sons and erase his lineage, condemning him to eternal suffering. But these children are also her own flesh and blood. Can a person destroy their own life in the pursuit of revenge?
