Out of Line

Narrative/Opera, 2020



In this surreal opera, a woman struggles to uphold the protective shield of her public identity when the many hidden and repressed facets of her personality come together to plan a mutiny.

The film combines CGI with the tangible textures of live-action puppetry to construct an abstract internal universe, dramatizing the repercussions of this woman’s attempts to subdue her own individuality in order to “package” herself for the outside world.

  • Written and Directed by Alicia Maye
  • Performances by Alicia Maye, Maya Angel Allen and Sonya Sofiya Fayzieva
  • Puppets voiced by Craig Smith and Peter Maye
  • Director of Photography (Exteriors) - Lucia Rinaldi / Director of Photography (Interiors) - Alicia Maye
  • Music Composed, Performed and Mixed by Alicia Maye, Diane Maye and Peter Maye
  • Sound Design and Additional Mixing by Judy Kim
  • Sound Mix by Craig Smith
  • Choreography by Maya Angel Allen
  • Assistant Director - Sophia Seraphim West
  • Production Design by Kesiah Manival and Alicia Maye
  • CG Character Modeling and Animation by Sonya Sofiya Fayzieva
  • CG Environment Modeling and Live-Action Puppet Fabrication by Alicia Maye
  • Camera - Gemma Doll-Grossman and Inka Rusi
  • Gaffer - Aakash Raj
  • Key Grip - Kishan Patel
  • Assistant Camera - Sohee Kim
  • Recording Engineers - Sonya Fayzieva, Judy Kim, Peter Maye, Diane Maye
  • DIT - Shanthal Caba Mojica
  • Production Assistants - Heehyun Choi, Judy Kim