Bloody Tyrant Time based on Sonnet 16 by William Shakespear

This short film is inspired by one of the most masculine Sonnets of William Shalespeare, showing it from a feminine perspective. How to make war against this Bloody Tyrant Time and fortify oneself in one's decay? By giving birth to Beauty through arts or bringing new life by means of love? There are several female characters in masks symbolizing different ages of a woman living in a male world without her own face. The feeling of Time floating away is embodied here in the mixture of immortal verses , original musical drones and picturesque cinematographic images, Film director Olesia Stroeva Composer Dmitry Vetrov Voice Andrey Derzhavin Sound producer Alex Pozharov Cast Larisa Tsutskova and Lada Stroeva The Sonnet reads: But wherefore do not you a mightier way Make war upon this bloody tyrant, Time? And fortify yourself in your decay With means more blessed than my barren rhyme? Now stand you on the top of happy hours, And many maiden gardens yet unset