The Body is a House of Familiar Rooms

about

A magical-realist window into life with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Combining paintings and live-action footage to reveal the emotional depth of Samuel Geiger's physical world – with his partner, painter Lauryn Welch – while exploring disability, love, and the forms they take within the bodies and spaces we are given. The Body is a House of Familiar Rooms is about disability, love, and the forms both take within the bodies and spaces we are given. 2022 World Premiere ReelAbilities; 2022 Winner of Best Short Award, Indie Memphis

Filmmakers

Eloise Sherrid
Lauryn Welch