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A Love less ordinary

Emmanuelle Soffé

EYELINE

Shot on 16mm in the mountains of Provence and beaches of Marseille. This is the story of the birth of an engagement ring; inspired by her fire and a tribute to the sun. The theme of love as cyclical is something that is subtly explored throughout the film: both in its loop structure, but also in a lot of the circular shapes depicted within the visuals. This is something that is even explored all the way down to the cyclical looping of the music. Directed and scripted by Emmanuelle Soffé.

Emmanuelle Soffé is a British / French film director and photographer. Emmanuelle studied History of Art at Oxford University, specialising in the Early Italian Renaissance and revisionist Gender Theory. Emmanuelle started her career in fashion and moved into film in 2019. She spent three years assisting Directors across television and advertising whilst building up her profile as a director. She has directed spots for Taylor & Hart, The Guardian & Department for Education as well as a number of music videos for up-and-coming artists such as Poppy Ajudha and Ray Laurel. Her music video for LF System was 10 weeks running as no.1 in the UK charts in Summer 2022. In September 2023 she was Shortlisted for Best New Talent in Directing at the Shark Awards. Emmanuelle spends a lot of time working on projects with Indigenous people in Central America and is committed to platforming minority voices through her work. She shoots mostly only on 16 or 35mm film and draws all of her cinematography inspiration from 60s and 70s art house films, particularly French cinema.