The Last Chance
A short film by Yvette Liao
We decided to abandon traditional narrative structure and instead chose experimental video as our medium, combining modern dance, glitch art aesthetics, sound design, and theatrical lighting to construct a psychological space that is both intimate and universal.
Our goal is not to explain OCD, but to invite the audience into this mental cage — to personally experience the endless cycles of torment, and to break through the shallow misunderstandings such as “just take it easy” or “she’s just nervous.”
The creation of The Last Chance originated from a moment of deep empathy and dialogue between myself and my close friend — one of the core creators of the OC-PULSE project, the dancer featured in the film, and a person living with OCD.
When she tried to describe the storm in her mind — “that feeling of being suddenly pulled into imagination, then suddenly back into reality,” “it’s everywhere,” “it’s always tied to the people closest to me,” “it makes no sense, yet I can’t control it” — we realized how fragile and easily misunderstood language becomes in the face of such complex inner experiences.
Art cannot cure disease,
but it can illuminate the misunderstood corners of darkness,
and let the silent cries be heard.
The Last Chance is such a beam of light —
shining into the endless loop,
and saying to those within it:
“I see you. I am trying to feel your world.”