FUGUE

Henry (30M) suddenly walks out of his own life and responsibilities when the stressors and pressures of everyday life send him into a fugue state. Henry’s strange journey begins when he travels straight to the heart of Los Angeles. During his wanderings Henry finds himself in precarious situations and places that only feel consistent with a version of himself stripped from identity. Despite this he still feels motivated to keep on moving. His movements seems steadfast, but the motivation is unclear.

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Throughout his travels, our story is interwoven with memory fragment vignettes of past moments with his longtime girlfriend, Jane (29F). Jane is Henry’s garden, surrounded by a world that seems to be on fire. She represents security, and is a foundational constant in his life. Over time, and before the fugue state, Henry becomes distant from her as he starts to become more detached from the world and his place in it.