The Wall Between

Dream Storyboards · Azulejo (Portuguese blue-and-white painted tiles)
The Wall Between

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An old man and a young woman live on either side of one wall, each alone — until one night he knocks, and the wall knocks back.
style
Azulejo (Portuguese blue-and-white painted tiles)
frames
8 key frames
narration
0:42
Storyboard
  1. A cutaway of two small flats sharing one wall. Left: an old man pours tea for one. Right: a young woman does the same.

    01 A cutaway of two small flats sharing one wall. Left: an old man pours tea for one. Right: a young woman does the same.

  2. Night. Each lies awake in bed, on either side of the wall.

    02 Night. Each lies awake in bed, on either side of the wall.

  3. He knocks on the wall. On the other side, she sits up on the edge of her bed.

    03 He knocks on the wall. On the other side, she sits up on the edge of her bed.

  4. She knocks back, knuckles on the wall. He leans his head against it, eyes closed, listening.

    04 She knocks back, knuckles on the wall. He leans his head against it, eyes closed, listening.

  5. Nearly morning: both lean against the wall, tired; the windows are paling.

    05 Nearly morning: both lean against the wall, tired; the windows are paling.

  6. Dawn. A tile has fallen out of the wall, leaving a square hole between them. Both are taken aback.

    06 Dawn. A tile has fallen out of the wall, leaving a square hole between them. Both are taken aback.

  7. He holds a cup of tea out through the hole; she reaches for it.

    07 He holds a cup of tea out through the hole; she reaches for it.

  8. Morning. They sit on chairs facing each other across the hole, each with a cup of tea.

    08 Morning. They sit on chairs facing each other across the hole, each with a cup of tea.