About

FEEL MEMORY is a series of non fiction films which explore our innermost, universal experiences of memory. The films are studies of human nature memory through riveting personal stories. They bring the human dimension of science to a broader public, reaching people who can seem unreachable, conjuring the essence of memories through hand-painted animation.

In an interview for the project with neuroscientist Daniela Schiller, she observed:

"Art is probably the best vehicle we have to capture the emotional aspect of memories."

“Memory is a form of time travel into the past. Imagination can be a form of travel not bound to any time.”

This series brings humanity, knowledge and a face to PTSD, while exploring how we can break through the traumatic walls of memory with imagination. Imagination is the launchpad for hopes and dreams for our futures. Living within the confines of traumatic memories limits what we are able to plan for our futures. Freeing traumatic memories and melding them with imagination opens up a new way of dreaming, thinking and living.

Artistic Vision: Told from the Artist’s POV with intimate voice over. Transitions between live action and animation happen in the studio, through the Artist’s canvas.

By combining interviews and archival footage with animation I portray the ways memory joins the surreal with the biographical, offering insights into the inner dialogues of the characters as they reimagine their life stories. The hand painted animation represents the richness of our inner worlds, while adding a beautiful and unique visual dimension to the film.

Contact us to receive a link to Viviane’s recent talk on the Making of Feel Memory at The Friedman Brain Institute, Mount Sinai