Persephone

Persephone is a film that focuses on the universal experience of loss and also the individual’s encounters with grief.

Persephone is a mixed media animated short film about a woman’s experience with the death of her mother. The story fluctuates between Persephone’s past and present, showcasing the nostalgic memories of her close-knit mother-daughter relationship and her dark, empty present alone in her childhood home. The film focuses on the universal experience of loss and also the individual’s encounters with grief.

In the early years of the 20th century, Persephone returns to her childhood home—a house that was once grand—after her mother’s funeral. As Demeter’s only heir, Persephone must now attend to both her mother’s estate and her ashes, which she carefully carries in a golden urn. While inside this old, decaying house, Persephone is caught in a kind of limbo, carrying out her mother’s wishes and carrying the weight of accepting her mother’s death. As Persephone struggles through this grief, nature and the forest surrounding this old house will find a way to join Persephone and guide her toward redefining herself.