Locking down with little'uns
Aussie director Davros [aka David Wallin] presents an intimate and beautifully constructed mood film about the joys and trials of parenting in lockdown.
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Putting the 'personal' in the forefront of his personal project, Aussie director Davros [aka David Wallin] presents a touching portrait of caring for his kids in Lockdown Daycare - A Day in The Life.
Clearly playing with all of the skills in his commercial-directing toolbox [repped by Taxi], Wallin's film is both delicate mood film and intimate home-video, combing gorgeous photography and elegant sound design with some rapid-fire editing.
Whilst not having a narrative per se, the film succeeds in its central goal of eliciting the highs and lows of a situation many of us find ourselves in at this time.
"In the past I’ve devoted too much time to my work at the expense of time spent with my family and personal relationships," he notes. "It's a common thread in my line of work.
"Last year, with Covid-19’s impact on the film industry, combined with us being in lockdown at home and my wife beginning a new, demanding job in the middle of it all, I found myself spending the majority of my days at home with the kids while trying to work on projects at night.
"At first I was only thinking of being back on set and days with the kids were dragging by. But as soon as I really leaned in and started getting down on their level without the constant phone calls and emails that come when we’re in full production mode, something fundamentally changed. A whole new world opened up for the three of us, and it soon began to feel like the days were going too fast.
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"While 2020 and the ravages of Covid-19 were unsettling, highly disruptive and even fatal for many people around the world, and I sound like a privileged twat for saying this, the lockdown bubble I shared with these two little humans every day - while my wife was working to keep the roof over our heads - was incredible. I began to feel how fast their childhood was passing before our eyes and I wanted to be able to pause time, or at least slow it down for a while so I could appreciate more of these precious early years.
"So, much to their dislike at losing dad behind the lens for a while I decided to document a typical day in our lockdown lives. It sounds cheesy, but this is my way of catching a little bit of time in a bottle.
"Since coming back out of lockdown, I can’t say my career goals have fundamentally changed - I’ll still work as hard as I can to achieve what I want. But I know for sure it won’t be at the expense of time spent with my family and if that ever starts to change this film stands as a reminder of what I’ve got to lose."
