When Cydulkin came across the term “caprice”, he immediately knew it would be the title of his film. “ Caprice was about what happens when experience is suddenly placed within a frame: not the New York all New Yorkers live in, but the New York that is lived-in by the characters of the movie – just like how the New York you might live in isn’t the same New York that your neighbors see when they walk around… I wanted to make something from the gut, to trust in my taste and in my skills, trust in the people with whom I was making the film, to trust in the seed of the idea and in the process.” ROI CYDULKIN It was wild but beautiful it truly felt like a team effort.” “It was fluid and very fun, everyone was incredibly passionate and generous. He cast his friends, and led the small crew of six people, with everyone helping as they could. For the remainder of the film, the young man attempts to recreate this codependent fantasy existence with whomever he can, with increasingly disturbing and failing results.Ĭydulkin shot the film a few years ago, inspired by the people he was engaging with at the time: “The feeling in the air, the kind of dissatisfaction, competition, and confusion at that stage between childhood and adulthood that marks one’s mid-20s.” The young filmmaker self-produced the film with no budget and shot the film over the course of ten days. As reality starts creeping back inside their world, the relationship begins to sour and collapse. The director likes to say his film is not for everyone – but please let Caprice speak for itself! We hope you’ll be taken by it, as we were.Ĭaprice presents a young couple who lock themselves into a kind of childlike fantasy, with the city as their playground. This visually captivating, music-driven film features wonderful naturalistic performances by French DJ and actress Clara Deshayes (Clara 3000), actress and model Abbey Lee ( Mad Max: Fury Road), Terrible Records founder Ethan Silverman, actress and artist India Menuez, and the film’s cinematographer Patrick Parker. We follow a young man (played by Cydulkin) struggling to find himself through three strained relationships – the three acts of the film – as he descends into a surreal kind of sickness.
Caprice is a free-form film, taking the viewer through an impressionistic, cinematically trippy New York City experience. We are thrilled to premiere this week the beautiful and audacious debut feature of New York filmmaker Roi Cydulkin.
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