A cam-girl’s on/offline life caught-in-between un/real
Marcela Jacobina directs an anti fairytale following a cam-girl caught between her online persona and the struggles of her reality
In the digital age, the lives we construct online are not always a reflection of the realities that play out around us. Presenting a utopic vision of the version of ourselves we wish to embody, these public identities often jar with the authentic lives we lead beyond the digital realm – muddying the sense of being attached to our true selves. Entering a new generation that actively skews towards preferring their lives online, we are forced to confront the unwanted realities that face us – raw and devoid of the glamour we might choose.
In short film Nobody, Brazilian director Marcela Jacobina explores the internal conflict of a cam-girl caught between her personal struggles and the image she presents online. As her imagined persona threatens to destabilize her truth, the film explores how relationships formed through constructed versions of self are just as inauthentic as the self-manipulated identities that facilitate them. Bringing together a female-centric crew, shooting began with the creation of an original Instagram profile for its protagonist, helping to shape the role and bring an extra layer of authenticity to the narrative.
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