Kill Your Darlings (2023) - Short Film (11 minutes)
A writer decides to bring back one of his older fictional characters, Johnny, to the new story he is writing, but Johnny needs some convincing about his new role.
Synopsis
A writer who wants to come up with a new story decides to bring back one of his favourite characters, Johnny, who was cut out from his own cliché love story due to the writing method "kill your darlings". But there's an issue, Johnny doesn't want to star in any story than his own. The writer must entice him by writing him into different stories with various genres to show him there is a world beyond his cliché love story.
Director’s Statement
“We all try to cling to stories we are supposed to let go. It’s an innate quality—it is what makes us human. But sometimes, it’s important to remember that in order to light the path ahead, we have to burn the bridges behind us.”
Tibet Karayazgan