The Fold
Synopsis
A visual and psychological investigation of the French psychiatrist and photographer Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault (1872–1934), who took thousands of images in Morocco of veiled Islamic women, and sometimes men, through which he sought to explore his psychoanalytic ideas about covering and fantasy. Through a digital re-imagining of his death — a suicide in front of a mirror —, followed by assessments of clinicians and academics, The Fold explores de Clérambault’s significance as a historical figure while also looking more broadly at the way we understand images. The interviews are filmed within a setting inspired by the house of mirrors in Orson Welles’s The Lady from Shanghai (1947) and draw on the aesthetic of film noir, a style of cinema that commonly features a crime-centred narrative and morally ambiguous male protagonists.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Hoda Afshar
- Original Title
- The Fold
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 26m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Hoda Afshar
James Wright, Hoda Afshar
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Hoda Afshar
Director
James Wright
Editor
Hoda Afshar
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What is The Fold about?
A visual and psychological investigation of the French psychiatrist and photographer Gaëtan Gatian de Clérambault (1872–1934), who took thousands of images in Morocco of veiled Islamic women, and sometimes men, through which he sought to explore his psychoanalytic ideas about covering and fantasy. Through a digital re-imagining of his death — a suicide in front of a mirror —, followed by assessments of clinicians and academics, The Fold explores de Clérambault’s significance as a historical figure while also looking more broadly at the way we understand images. The interviews are filmed within a setting inspired by the house of mirrors in Orson Welles’s The Lady from Shanghai (1947) and draw on the aesthetic of film noir, a style of cinema that commonly features a crime-centred narrative and morally ambiguous male protagonists.
Who directed The Fold?
The Fold was directed by Hoda Afshar.
Who stars in The Fold?
The principal cast of The Fold includes Danny Sullivan, Santilla Chingaipe, Justin Clemens, Andrea Eckersley, Virginie Rey.
When was The Fold released and how long is it?
The Fold was released in 2026 with a total runtime of 26m.