SYNOPSIS

Beginning of the summer break in Estonia: warm white nights, fresh lush nature, long-awaited freedom. Three teenagers meet while hanging out at the seaside. They start to seduce and challenge, dominate and obey each other to hide their own insecurities in this intense triangle that unfolds over one evening. The playful provocation leads to humiliation and the inexperienced youngsters are taken over by feelings and instincts that are out of their control.

INTENTION

Jungle Law is a character study, exploring three teenagers in a complicated borderline situation with shifting power dynamics. I am interested in the moments, where the situation gets out of hand for the teenagers, mainly because of their lack of life experience and self-confidence. The characters would challenge and provoke each other and then would be too afraid to lose their face in order to stop the growing violence.

I am interested in the themes of shifting power positions and holding one’s facade no matter what. What is crucial to me is that the circumstances where these teenagers end up in are created by themselves and they are all equally guilty. It is also important, that after experiencing such an incident, all three are victims in their own manner.

In visual style, my goal is to create an airy poetical world to contrast the harsh situation. The disappearing daylight supports the characters’ evolving feelings. The point of view in the storytelling is changing, we will always be close to one character at a time and tell the story emotionally and visually through her/his eyes.