Masks, roles and identities

Persona explores speech and silence, All About Eve social roles, Severance an organised separation of experience. Compare how you come to know a character: speech, another person’s gaze or gestures made away from supervision.

What to watch for

Choose a scene where someone performs a role for another. What changes through silence, framing or access to information?

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