2024 | Netherlands | Short

After Lasik (2024)

  • English - 19 mins
  • Director | Shannon Liang
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Shannon Liang

STATUS: Released

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This meditative exploration of vision – both literal and metaphorical – finds symbolic ways to convey the traumatic loss of Shannon Liang’s then-partner. The film opens with unflinching footage of Liang’s own laser eye surgery, which leaves her with a persistent ‘halo’ distortion in her left eye. In this sensitive short film about the transformative power of grief, the ‘halo’ becomes both a symbol of impaired vision and an enigmatic marker of loss, subtly shifting the way we perceive the world around us.

vision trauma loss Shannon Liang laser eye surgery halo distortion grief
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