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Titanic Ocean

In a special boarding school that trains girls into professional mermaids, 17-year-old Akame experiences a metamorphosis.

synopsis

No need for shoes or skirts, we are in a mermaid school. They say it’s much better under the water and they really mean it. To be a professional mermaid you must act accordingly: hold your breath underwater for at least 5 minutes; glide through aquarium tanks; greet sharks; and sing siren songs. But this is no child’s play; only girls above 15 may enter. As the training becomes more intense, the girls must dive deeper into themselves, testing their limits. 17-year-old Akame will fall in love with her coach and discover that her siren voice is capable of both mesmerizing and destroying. But love between a human and a real mermaid is impossible, even when her tail is fake.

Director’statement

My plan is to mould an unexpected coming of age story with fragments from myths and dark fairy tales. A sensorial cinema that invites us to question if there is an invisible world beyond our five senses. Titanic Ocean starts off as a boarding school film and gradually unfolds into pure fantasy, following the esoteric journey of Akame into the vast ocean. The visual palette is mostly muted and oscillates between genres and styles, teasing the viewer’s initial assumptions. A glossy mermaid world that is, simultaneously, shady; colorful but bloodied. The film flirts with the unconventional and, instead of highlighting the sparkles on the teenage faces, desaturates the pinkish colours. Semi-lit scenes and long hypnotic shots will reveal a seductive mystery rather than a girlish drama.

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