Director Nathan De Paz Habib, previously featured on Dn with co-director Debby Friday with their hybrid music video Good Luck, introduces us to another example of his experimental and surreal filmmaking in his narrative short film debut La Bicicletta (The Bicycle). With the central plot derived from una barzelletta (an old Italian joke), De Paz Habib consciously sought to create a project on which he could experiment and further develop his directorial style. La Bicicletta doesn’t follow any strict linear timeline, nor does it adhere to a single style which helps to place us in the emotive memories of a young woman as she dissects the problematic aspects of her friendship with her best friend. Premiering on Directors Notes today, we spoke to De Paz Habib about visually creating scenes which dove into the depth of the characters’ bond, the considered preparation that went into the film’s all...
- 1/29/2024
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
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