A feature documentary experiment
Year of
Abstinence
One year. Seven Deadly Sins*. Seven lively merits.... What happens when excess is replaced with deliberate attention?
The Film
Rather than a film about quitting, a film about deliberate readjustment of priorities.
For twelve months, one individual removes seven habitual sources of stimulation and replaces them with seven practices intended to build attention, discipline, creativity, health and community.
The Experiment
Take seven things away.
Add seven things back.
Abstinences
Lively Merits
The Year
A transformation told monthly.
Filmmaker
A first-person film with a larger question underneath it.
“If I remove the things I use to escape myself, what happens to the person who remains?”
FormatFeature documentary
StyleVerité + first-person VO + filmed salons
LocationVancouver, British Columbia
Concept“Super Size Me” in reverse
StatusIn development
Extras
Contact / Industry
For producers, representatives, collaborators and financing conversations.
The website can house the pitch deck, one-pager, treatment, production plan and selected creative slate behind Year of Abstinence without making the homepage feel like a filing cabinet.