23

Mixing live-action with illustration, “23” tells the story of one girl’s discovery that her 23rd birthday means more than she thinks. Andrea, a frustrated and cynical woman, makes her way to an undisclosed location. Following her journey we begin to learn how one’s person life is unknowingly connected and interwined with the lives of others – that randomness is nothing more than a pattern of a deeply imbedded complexity of order, an order so complex it is not immediately discernible or obvious. Inside an industrial building turned loft, Andrea steps into an elevator for an encounter that will change the course of her life. Trapped with three curious strangers, Andrea is introduced to the 23 enigma, the phenomena of random harmonization, and learns that not everything is as it seems. She is slowly forced to confront her own limited view of the world- how it works and what it means. Co-producer: Jennifer Gerlach