love letters to myself - poetry film
‘love letters to myself’ is a poetry book written by Sahara I. Mehdi, focusing on the theme of love, heartbreak and self-discovery. With this film, we wanted to capture Sahara’s thoughts on the idea of love, high school crushes and heartbreak, and also focus on how writing led to her self-discovery. One of our favourite parts of this film is when Sahara talks about ‘high school love’ and, though it’s so temporary and fleeting, it’s still real.
We filmed this mostly in Richmond Hill, Ontario, with the poetry performance at The Luna Studios in Toronto.