Velvet is a short film directed by two Boston College seniors, Lola and Frances, rooted in the struggles we feel as creatives in noncreative environments––school, work, and social groups.

We so often feel trapped and suffocated in spaces that fail to nurture our creative desires and dull our imagination. We begin to crave reinvention, not just as a change of style or form, but as a reclamation of self.

In many ways, the project has become a mirror of our own process––an attempt to break free from stagnation by leaning into the surreal, absurd, and unapologetically bold.

Your generous contribution would fund equipment, costumes and props, shooting locations, and ensuring all of our crew members are well-supported during the process. As a student-run film, our budget is limited to our own savings, so we deeply appreciate any amount you are able to donate to our project! We hope to illuminate the importance of creative freedom and authenticity through this surrealist portrayal of our true creative process.

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The Story

Velvet is a visceral and entertaining short film that blurs the line between reality and the surreal.

In a drab and monotonous world, a Plain Girl goes unnoticed. When a strange magazine catches her eye, she flips through it and transports into a series of aberrant spreads, each with a critique on culture today.

With every page, she reclaims the bold parts of herself, previously dulled. Plain Girl emerges back to the real world transformed and reinvented.

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