The Limits of Consent
Anna, a high-tech pick-up artist who helps awkward men to seduce lonely women in high-class bars on cold evenings in Tallinn. She can play the game of sex and love like a professional, she knows just what to say to manipulate anyone into doing what she wants (or consenting to what she wants). But Anna’s own love life is far from perfect.
This modern Cyrano de Bergerac story offers you the possibility of deciding the direction of the plot. Your decisions will lead the story to an end which is not yet settled, creating a democratic system of storytelling. What kind of narrative phenomena will emerge as a result? That is actually up to you.
Michael Keerdo-Dawson, a British filmmaker settled in Tallinn, proposes an adventure both for the audience and his characters who will evolve depending on how the story grows. A fascinating device for developing the core of the story – how sex is helping to fix our souls or is just a tool at the service of our desire to connect. Sometimes we think it is the way to reach love or maybe it is just a game of power dynamics.
Anna helps people choose the proper words and make choices. Would we help her make the proper choices?
“The Limits of Consent” is not just an interactive film, it’s a bold and engaging psychological drama about love, sex and control. Plenty of choices, plenty of doubts. Isn’t that currently one of the main problems?
Javier Garcia Puerto
Michael Keerdo-Dawson born and raised in Buckinghamshire, England. He moved away from his home town of Milton Keynes in 2000 to study theatre and film at Leeds University. After graduating with a degree in Theatre and Dramaturgy, he worked in the British film and television industry for almost a decade. During that time he was involved with many TV programmes and made several independent films. After deciding to move to Tallinn, Michael retrained to be an English teacher, was awarded a Cambridge CELTA, and has been teaching at International House since 2013. In his spare time, Michael has a passion taking photos with his old 35mm film camera, reading literature from around the world, writing, watching films, and going for trips with his family. In 2019 he received an MA in Literature, Visual Culture and Film Studies from Tallinn University and the Estonian Arts Academy. Currently Michael continues with his doctoral studies.
Filmography
The Limits of Consent (2022)