Movement,Physicality and Choreography for Screen; Chapter 3.

Summer Reflections on Procrastination and the Editing Process.

The short film — Muistissa Jossain (a working title) — is partly finished. It achieved what I set out to do through the DYCP (Developing Your Creative Practice) grant. That in itself is something to acknowledge and appreciate.But the final version — the one that truly captures what this film is meant to hold — is still emerging. It hasn’t fully revealed itself yet. And maybe… that’s okay.

It’s been over a year since we wrapped the film shoot for Muistissa Jossain. A full year, and the project still isn’t finished. Not quite yet. But I’m learning to see that not as failure, but as part of the process. This time has taught me a lot - about how I work, what supports my creativity, and what quietly drains it. I still care deeply about this project. I believe in it. I love working for the camera. And though it’s taken longer than expected, I haven’t let it go. It’s simply unfolding on its own timeline.

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The delays? They haven’t been about laziness. Life gets full. Other work, deadlines, and creative responsibilities take time and energy. And this kind of deep, intuitive film work doesn’t always fit neatly between meetings and emails.

Sometimes weeks go by untouched — and when I return, I feel like I’m meeting the work all over again.

Does anyone else experience this? That pattern where you begin something with fire, then have to pause it — only to start something new instead?

Please leave a comment — I’d love to hear your thoughts.

I’ve noticed I often finish things close to the deadline. And I wonder:Is that when my best work comes out? Or is it just the pressure talking? Do I thrive on urgency — or use it to avoid the deeper fear of not getting it “right”?

Here’s the paradox I keep circling around: Doing the work is the most joyful part… but also the most demanding. Especially in the edit.

Team after wrap up 2024 :Tom Scurr, Me, Lydia Baksh, Laure Bachelot. (Gail Sixsmith missing from pic)

I’m grateful to be working with a brilliant editor and videographer, Tom Scurr — intuitive, creative, patient, and a true collaborator. The slow progress in our editing process isn’t about him. It’s because I’ve come to recognise that I need space between creative phases - especially when working on something autobiographical or personal. I just did not know it would be this much !

I’ve also learned how I work best ish. Emails with edit notes? Not my strength. The format feels rigid. I can’t express the nuance, and once the note is sent, it feels locked in. But when I’m watching footage live, reacting to the rhythm and flow, I come alive. That’s when I instinctively say things like:“Try this here.”“Stretch this moment.”“What if that came earlier?”

Trying to communicate that through email? It’s clunky.

The poetry gets lost in the typing and this isn’t a traditional narrative.

The film is poetic, non-linear, emotionally driven. It needs a rhythm that isn’t easy to explain in bullet points.It asks to be felt, not just structured.

So here’s what I’m sitting with — and asking fellow artists :

How do you stay connected to your edit when you’re not in the room together?How do you maintain flow, intuition, and vision when life is pulling you in ten other directions?

This short film will have its final edit.I know it’s worth completing — and I trust there’s something powerful waiting on the other side of that final cut.

I’m just learning to work with it — gently, consistently, and with a little more grace.

It’s unfolding on its own timeline.

Thanks for reading & Keep moving x

Kindly,

Krista