Reborn- Short film

Reborn comes from a deeply personal place. As a new mother living in suburban Christchurch, New Zealand, during COVID, I experienced a profound sense of isolation. Daily routines, playgrounds, brief conversations, familiar streets, everything began to feel repetitive and emotionally disconnected, as though everyone existed within their own enclosed world. These observations stayed with me.

I also discovered the reborn doll community by chance scrolling on TikTok, and became fascinated by the way some individuals use these dolls as a form of emotional comfort and therapy.

Reborn explores the tension between reality and performance, and the ways grief can manifest when it remains unprocessed. Emma’s story is not only about loss, but about the dangerous comfort of illusion, and the emotional cost of remaining trapped inside it.

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