Pray is a short story under the premise of no dialogue storytelling.

It was shot on 35mm and natural light. The cinematographer Andressa Cor, who holds an Engraving and Photography background, collaborated with the director Chloe Okuno on the piece while pursuing her Masters degree in Cinematography at American Film Institute. “Shooting on film speaks to a lot to my art background. Engraving is the art form where the artist works on a medium instead of the final piece. Almost all the engraving techniques are about working the negative and printing the positive.” Cor recalls. “In a way, cinematography can be perceived as an engraving technique. And shooting on film always brings me home”. 

“Pray” was produced by Lisa Gollobin and edited by Michael Block.