The film examines girlhood as inherited performance-costumes worn before identity forms. Mona frames femininity as simultaneous nurture and constraint, exploring how intimacy between girls and garments becomes predetermined theatre. Clothing functions as ritual and control, dictating movement before self-knowledge arrives. As Mona says, “Clothing is never neutral. It is costume, control, ritual.” Celebration of the feminine coexists with ornamental limits. Bodies learning choreography they never consented to rehearse, following invisible rules embedded in fabric and gesture.
Writer & Director: Mona Fastvold @fastvold
Produced by: Hi Production @hiproductiongroup
M+M Productions
Co-producer: Max Brun @mbrun1340
Co-producer: Martina Maccagno Valè @marty_maccagno
Co-producer: Maddie Browning
DOP: William Rexer @williamrexer
Music: Daniel Blumberg @_danielblumberg_
Choreography: Celia Rowlson-Hall @celiarowlsonhall
Editor: Sofia Subercaseaux @sofiasubx
CAST
Amanda Seyfried @mingey