When We Were Strangers

When We Were Strangers is a experimental love story that features the slow decay of love. It’s about a couple who falls in love during a house party and set off on an adventure. Each room in the house represent a different phase of their relationship and the situation gets more and more confusing.

CREDITS:
Written & Directed: Ayla Spaans
DOP: Rene Huwaë
1st AD: Ushani Karunadasa
1st AC: Serhan Meewisse
Producer: Ushani Karunadasa
Production design: Daylene Kroon
Art directors: Angels of Ricardo is hard
Costume design: Danja Dane
Choreographer: Nicola Hepp
Styling: Romy Verbaan, Veerle Calkoen
Gaffer: Leon Valero, Galin Shopov
Make-up: Giusi Siesti, Cristina Rosu
Hair: Esmee Sawyer, Demi Knaap
Music: Boris Acket, Lili Bos, Efrem Angela
Sounddesign Boris Acket, Ruud De Groot
Voice over: Donna Thomson
Title: Asaf Mendelovich
Animation: Yael Weiser
Edit: Ayla Spaans
Grading: Serhan Meewisse

AWARDS AND SELECTIONS:
- Berlin Commercial Festival
- Nederlands Film Festival
- La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival
- CinéFashion film Awards
- Shortcutz Amsterdam
- Moscow Shortz
- Athens Video Dance Project

PUBLICATIONS:
- Directorsnotes
directorsnotes.com/2020/06/12/ayla-spaans-when-we-were-strangers/
- Film Shortage:
filmshortage.com/shorts/when-we-were-strangers/
- Photocinematica
photocinematica.com/cinematica-posts/ayla-spaans-when-we-were-strangers-short-film
- Ode an die freude
ooodeee.com/Video-premiers
- Directors Notes
https://directorsnotes.com/2020/06/12/ayla-spaans-when-we-were-strangers/