True Crime Diary

Essay film

HD Video / Still images, 04:00 min, 2024

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One day, my neighbors were out for a walk when they met a girl on a bicycle. She asked for directions, and they kindly showed her the way. Later, she was found murdered in a deserted area, just a week before summer vacation was meant to begin.

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In the video I return to the place where I grew up and retrace the road the girl may have taken over twenty years ago. ​The essay explores "True crime" as a metaphor for security and threat, control and the unknown. It also raises questions about place and what happens when spaces once considered safe are transformed into crime scenes?