My second feature, At the Beginning of Something, draws
from my experiences as a male model in the fashion
industry. The film playfully explores the clashes of the
industries contradictions: it’s glamour – beauty, travel,
success, glitter – and the filthy apartments, endless
castings, and loneliness. It follows David, a sensitive young
man, trying to navigate these extremes. Through David’s
eyes, the film captures the emotional highs and lows,
the tension between conformity and resistance, and the
fragile bonds formed in this hyperreal environment. While
David feels drawn to Paul’s unapologetic confidence in
his sexual identity and life as a male model, at the same
time he experiences a quiet longing for Cécile grounded
in a very different world. The film is a parable about the
modern pursuit of happiness, reflecting broader
21st-century themes of desire, isolation, and identity.