Closer Than They Appear (2014) is an experimental essay film that explores the enigma of human relationships. Comprised of 18 song-like chapters and connected through personal narration, text, and filmed and archival material, this film asks what it means to connect with another human. Part fiction, mostly fact and perhaps entirely true, each episode examines the question from a different perspective; from a secret cold war bunker in Scotland to an apartment in ‘Wedding’ Berlin, and from a cat island in Japan to a flea market in Zagreb.

Stills from Closer Than They Appear