At Sea is a visceral and poetic short film that blends docu-style realism with narrative fiction, following a family of sailors navigating the vast, unpredictable seas of Greece. Through the fragmented memories of an unreliable narrator, the film weaves a non-linear story that shifts in mood with each chapter, offering a fresh perspective on the sea—where everything we see may have actually happened, or so we’re led to believe.

Director’s Vision for ‘At Sea’

A small film about something big. The kind of big you only feel once you’re far from land, alone with your thoughts.

My vision for At Sea was to create a visceral, entertaining ride of a short film—something fast, poetic, and unexpected. I didn’t want to explain too much. I wanted you to feel it. The boredom, the beauty, the chaos, the comedy. The heat that won’t let up. The storm that comes out of nowhere. And the quiet that follows.

It’s a fun blend of documentary and fiction, told through the voice of a narrator who may not be all that reliable. It drifts between memory and moment, truth and fiction following a group of sailors navigating the vast, unpredictable waters of Greece. You’re never quite sure who these people are—or if it really matters. That’s the point. They could be anyone. Maybe even you.

There are chapters. Moods that shift like wind. Sights that feel real, and others that just ‘feel’. Shot on the go—with salt on the lens and wind in the mic. One moment you’re in the middle of a storm, the next you’re watching an ant drag a stick across a stone. It shouldn’t work. But somehow, it does. Because life is like that, too.

The sea doesn’t care who you are. And that’s what makes it worth sailing into.