An isolated young woman contemplates her codependent relationship with her first love - her vibrator. What begins as a pursuit of pleasure soon unravels into an obsessive coping mechanism, masking her unsatisfied need for meaning and love. As her emotional isolation escalates, lines are blurred between physical pleasure and inner emptiness, leaving her contemplating the modern search for true connection.
London-based director Melisa Bakir explains: “After a late-night conversation with friends about unhealthy coping mechanisms, I started to think about how most addictions and coping strategies represented in media are things like drugs, self-harm or alcoholism. In comparison, things like a TV addiction or maybe an addiction to your vibrator do not seem very serious, but at the end of the day, all these coping mechanisms come from the same place of loneliness, self-destruction and the need for human connection. With “Good Vibrations”, I wanted to explore this subject further and show the loneliness and depression of a young woman whose love for her vibrator masks her unsatisfied needs, desires and dreams.”
Cast:
Bethan Pugh - @bethanphgraphy
Crew:
Writer, Director - Melisa Bakir - @melbakir
Producer - Kim Hodgins - @kiimhodginss
Music - Charlie Can’t Draw - @charlie.cantdraw
Animation - Megan Andrews - @meganandrews.png