In this whimsical tale, a young artist’s fantasy becomes reality when he awakens to find the girl from his sketch has come to life. As he marvels at this miraculous creation, a sudden gust of wind snatches away the drawing, causing his dream girl to vanish as quickly as she appeared. They are drawn together and torn apart.

Review by Julie Sheppard;

Drawn Together, Torn Apart, a stirring romantic short reveals how an artist’s rendering materializes into reality. The performer playing the artist does a fabulous job showing both earnestness and expectation, as does the young woman playing the object of desire, whose performance is both delicate and sweet. 

The settings in which the two of them find themselves are fitting for their burgeoning young love, notably in the artist’s bedroom/art studio (where his dreams begin) and walks outside on a summer night in front of fireworks and graceful palm trees. The slow build of the soundtrack — with soulful piano, synth and tinkling notes — serves the rather magical tone of the film. The cinematography is quite sophisticated with the use of extreme close-up shots of sketches and enamoured eyes, in addition to the brilliant fade convention at the end. 

This film is a testament to the blur between art and life. It is the heartbreaking action of the artist’s rendering of his fantasy lover that moves him from dream to reality and back to dream again.