NEAR/MISS
BY BENJIE HIGGINS AND DAN ATTIAS
About the project: Near/Miss is Benjie and Dan’s first cinematographic collaboration. In this short-movie, the directors explore the poetics of this weird limbo in between dreams and real life. We have all experienced some days where our reality has been blurred by the things we dreamt about. While the romantic storyline remains simple, the camera work, editing and the original soundtrack convey perfectly the uncanniness of dreams.
About the artists: Benjie Higgins is a filmmaker and musician hailing originally from Oregon. He has engaged in many artistic endeavours since moving to Montréal for his studies. Some of the projects included realizing several short films, recording music and co-founding the art collective École Publique.
Dan Attias grew up in Paris and has also moved to Montreal to pursue his studies. He is a gifted multi-instrumentalist, working for a music label in Paris. Spawned at the local bar L’Escalier in April 2018, their short film Near/Miss has allowed both artists to go deeper into their passion for moving pictures and develop an intuitive artistic relation.