Sonder is the profound feeling of realising that everyone, including strangers passed in the street, has a life as vivid and complex as one's own, which they are constantly living despite one's personal lack of awareness of it.

Inspired by the various personalities & quirky characters that make London what it is, our short film ‘SONDER' explores the idea behind the brief encounters Londoners have in their day to day life, and is a celebration of the variety of people in London. While sitting on the tube, bus, or in a lift, the curiosity about other people’s lives often takes over as we share a short amount of time in a confined space.

This light hearted & fun short film will star 3 different independent characters of different age ranges who are complete strangers sharing a lift. We will take a journey through each character’s imagination as they share the lift together and wonder about each others lives, capturing the vivid and frivolous quality of the imagination to construct a crazy scenario where each character has a hidden quirky persona below the surface. The scene starts and ends in the lift, with a comedic twist at the end. The aesthetics of the short film is heavily inspired by Wes Anderson’s work.

Premiered at Young Talent Festival in Wales

Team
Shelley, Anna, Gabby, Matilde, Ghya

Cast
Voice Actress: Alice
The Matador: Emma Petersson
The Yoga Lady: Nichollette
Knitting Bandit: Marco