Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
After being stood up, she faints, a theatrical move in a toxic game. Her girlfriend arrives, unimpressed, waiting for her to snap out of it. But when strangers start collapsing too, their personal battle infects everyone—because once disbelief takes hold, no one knows what’s real anymore.
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Something Like The End of The World by Emma Doxiadi
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"At the centre of the story is a woman trying — maybe too hard — to win back her girlfriend’s attention. It’s a relationship defined by imbalance, by silence more than rupture. That emotional asymmetry felt familiar and urgent. The kind of slow, domestic collapse that doesn’t make headlines, but reshapes a person. A surreal portrait of collapse — personal, relational, and collective. There’s a long tradition of women fainting in cinema — from Douglas Sirk’s velvet melodramas to Brontëan heroines disappearing into drawing rooms. The act of swooning was a form of resistance, a way to speak what couldn’t be said. I was curious what would happen if you removed the embroidery. Could a gesture still carry meaning, stripped of its spectacle?"
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// Credits //
Writer/Director: Emma Doxiadi
Producer: Kiriaki Virou
Production Company: AbFab Productions
Cinematographer: Evan Maragkoudakis
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After being stood up, she faints, a theatrical move in a toxic game. Her girlfriend arrives, unimpressed, waiting for her to snap out of it. But when strangers start collapsing too, their personal battle infects everyone—because once disbelief takes hold, no one knows what’s real anymore.
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Something Like The End of The World by Emma Doxiadi
edoxiadi.com
"At the centre of the story is a woman trying — maybe too hard — to win back her girlfriend’s attention. It’s a relationship defined by imbalance, by silence more than rupture. That emotional asymmetry felt familiar and urgent. The kind of slow, domestic collapse that doesn’t make headlines, but reshapes a person. A surreal portrait of collapse — personal, relational, and collective. There’s a long tradition of women fainting in cinema — from Douglas Sirk’s velvet melodramas to Brontëan heroines disappearing into drawing rooms. The act of swooning was a form of resistance, a way to speak what couldn’t be said. I was curious what would happen if you removed the embroidery. Could a gesture still carry meaning, stripped of its spectacle?"
🎙️ Dive deeper into the making of Something Like The End of The World with our exclusive interview with writer/director Emma Doxiadi
directorsnotes.com/2026/02/09/emma-doxiadi-something-like-the-end-of-the-world
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// Credits //
Writer/Director: Emma Doxiadi
Producer: Kiriaki Virou
Production Company: AbFab Productions
Cinematographer: Evan Maragkoudakis
ABOUT DIRECTORS NOTES
Since 2006 Directors Notes has curated the world's best independent films alongside exclusive daily deep dive interviews which provide behind the scenes insights into the inspirations and production stories of the most talented filmmakers on the planet.
#fainting #heatbreak #toxicrelationship #shortfilm
