“Ethan’s summer escape turns volatile as the unexpected arrival of his increasingly estranged best friend threatens to expose his darkest secrets.”

"Evergreen" is a film born from my four-year journey at NYU, where I grew not only as a person but also as a filmmaker. The inception of this project was driven by my desire to delve into a subject often shrouded in silence. Having witnessed the impact of self-harm among young men, a topic scarcely addressed in cinema, I was compelled to bring this issue to light in a manner that respects its complexity.

The artistic choices in "Evergreen" were deliberate in their intention to reflect the intricate nature of the subject. The use of lenses with significant barrel distortion was a conscious decision to impart a dreamlike quality to the film, mirroring the blurred lines between reality and perception often experienced in trauma. The narrative structure of the film is non-linear, open to interpretation, and intertwined with an underlying ambiguous trauma, mirroring the often non-linear journey of coping with and understanding one’s past.

At the heart of "Evergreen" lies the exploration of my own experiences with trauma, leading to a profound realization: the events that shape us are inescapable, forever lingering in the periphery of our consciousness. The only thing one can do is to accept them. "Evergreen" is a portrayal of the destructive consequences of fleeing from one's past, a cautionary tale of how in escaping who we were, we risk losing who we are.