The Window film | Nabat Shir

The Window - Exclusive Trailer

Logline:

An overburdened woman, trapped by the expectations imposed on her, glimpses her past through the window of her family home. She must confront life’s choices and missed opportunities before the window closes forever.

Synopsis:

The Window is a poetic short film about Vivian, a woman whose life is constrained by the social, familial, and gender expectations imposed on her. Trapped by these boundaries, she gradually loses touch with her own desires and the joy of living. Told through a poetic tapestry of memories framed by the same window, the film becomes a meditation on time, choice, and the invisible boundaries imposed on women.

In childhood, the window represented a world of magic and boundless possibility. But over the years, the strictures of her upbringing slowly closed her view. In youth, it framed her first and only love — a gift that turned into chains. Later, it bore silent witness to betrayal, abuse, and financial dependence. With every compromise, the world outside blurred further into the blur.

Years later, weighed down by illness and solitude, Vivian returns to the window — where a fleeting sound awakens the long-suppressed desire to see and live beyond the boundaries that once confined her.

“More than the metaphor of the window, I was struck by the image of the little girl turning back to see herself as old. If we all had this opportunity as children — and if someone taught us to consider the entirety of our existence — perhaps we would make more deliberate choices in life. In a sense, this is an esoteric film. Cinema, perhaps even more than literature, can condense into a single image a lesson that is difficult to grasp. A ‘satori’ with a Western flavor.”

— Antonio Del Nobile, Sipontum Arthouse International Film Festival

“The soft images and velvety camera movements capture the hidden beauty and shadows of Vivian’s life, using the window as a filter between the internal and external world. The contemplative shots and the play of light evoke the sense of melancholy and regret, making each scene a living painting. Shimizu’s ability to convey deep emotions through images brings out the visual poetry of the film, involving the viewer in an intense and thoughtful emotional journey.”

— Antonio Universi, Sipontum Arthouse International Film Festival

“The window becomes a single thread that embroiders Vivien’s life... It passes through her, accompanies her, reveals her, guards her, and takes care of her! A photograph that colors and fades the protagonist’s life, beautifully portrayed through the actors’ performances.”

— Anna Troiano, Sipontum Arthouse International Film Festival