— PuzzCast —

Callista Chabot- 2025

Video for Experimental Filmmaking Course

Puzzcast is a quick solo project made for the Experimental Filmmaking course at SCAD. I conceptualized, shot and edited this video.

Throughout this course I was inclined to explore communication and was especially fascinated with how rapidly ideas can become twisted. In “Puzzcast” I examined how arguments arise from false perceptions, further altering our understanding of a relationship with another person through a fake Youtube video. I was inspired by petty internet culture as well as commercial news outlets: emphasizing the idea that someone must always “right” or “wrong”, and feeling the need to always be “right” when you might not actually know all the details.

I feel that young people today are more and more disinterested in questioning their own beliefs or knowledge. Instead, opting to engage in endless arguments where neither party listens to the other. When it comes to politics theres a certain pressure to have a stance on every topic. It feels almost preferable to have a strong opinion with no real evidence than just admitting that you might not have all the answers. Having these types of arguments founded in headlines and bias on the internet is especially harmful when viewers start basing their own beliefs and moral code off the opinions of whichever people they choose to follow.

I hope for this video to highlight how absurd some facets of the internet have become, while also reflecting how a lack of nuance can effect our own lives and relationships.