A Not So Bergmanian Tree —
Synthetic Short

A Not So Bergmanian Tree is an exercise in body language, visual restraint, and absurdity. What happens when Bergman's existential solemnity meets Tati's observational humor and Keaton's deadpan physical comedy?

Inspired by the iconic tree scene in Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring, the film transforms a moment of cinematic gravity into a small, increasingly absurd struggle between a man, a tree, and a world that refuses to cooperate.

Originally conceived as a single master shot, the project became an exploration of physical performance, timing, and the possibilities of comedy within a fixed composition. The challenge was to let movement and behavior carry the narrative without relying on conventional coverage or trendy editing. Ironically, the ambition of a single master shot became an absurd struggle in its own right, eventually calling for a few good old Godardian jump cuts. Rather than concealing the inconsistencies between generated sequences, the editing embraces them, turning imperfect continuity into another element of the comedy.

The process itself is also ironic: an exercise in directing the unpredictable, where the distance between intention and outcome becomes the comedy itself, where instructions are misunderstood, expectations go unmet, and things take on a life of their own.

Ultimately, it is both an affectionate homage and a modest experiment in slowing cinema down—an attempt to rediscover what can happen when the camera simply observes, the body does the talking, and the absurd is allowed to unfold.

Made in Flora
Seedance 2.0: video generation
ChatGPT/Midjourney/Nano Banana: image development
DaVinci Resolve: color development
Suno: audio development

Character Study

Location Study

Action/Reaction Study

Flora AI Production Stage