I Could Live in Hope

About This Movie

I Could Live in Hope is an interesting piece that feels like a meditation on the mundane. Shot in Seattle, it captures this specific fall atmosphere, the kind that feels heavy yet oddly freeing. The video installation aspect gives it this looped, almost hypnotic feel, which can be both comforting and unsettling. The conversations—quiet yet probing—explore ennui and the tension between personal desires and familial obligations. There's a casual intimacy in the performances that pulls you in, but it's the way the environment interacts with the dialogue that sticks with you. The pacing is slow, but it allows you to really sit with these themes, which is refreshing in a time when everything feels rushed.

Format: Video installationReleased in a limited exhibitionFilmed in Seattle, fall 2010Director: Frank Mosley