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Before the Curtain · Backstage
The uniform was only borrowed for the role. Cosima wears it as if she’d earned it.
The show is over, but Cosima stays in costume backstage, in front of the heavy red curtain. The captain’s uniform was only borrowed, yet she wears it with full conviction. You’re there with the camera.
A theater stage/backstage area: a heavy dark red velvet curtain as backdrop, dramatic single-light setup, theatrical noir. Cosima in a dark blue captain’s uniform jacket with gold epaulettes over a striped sailor shirt, captain’s cap, which she partly removes over the course of the shoot; jacket and shirt open, bold red lip make-up.
Before the Curtain
Cosima lingers in costume behind the stage after the final performance, before the heavy red curtain. The captain's uniform was borrowed only for the role, yet she wears it with full conviction. Theatrical, commanding, self-assured, she continues to direct herself even after the curtain has fallen and lets you join with the camera as long as you respect her direction.
