Comet

A contemporary romance spanning six years. The film uses non-linear flashbacks and present-day fragments to reveal the evolving dynamic between Dell and Kimberly. Modern conveniences—mobile phones, trains, and air travel—ground the story in a late 2010s zeitgeist.

The story anchors itself in Los Angeles, with a cemetery meteor shower setting that frames a fateful encounter. Paris provides a pivotal moment in a hotel room during a friend's wedding and a tense engagement scene. The narrative travels by train from Paris north and then crosses the Atlantic, with NYC phone calls and cross-continental movement underscoring distance, longing, and the fragility of connection.

💖 Love and Obsession

Dell's fixation on Kimberly reveals how love can slip into narcissistic self-absorption. The narrative shows attempts to control moments and shape outcomes, highlighting a push-pull dynamic between desire and ownership.

🕰️ Time and Memory

The story's non-linear structure uses six years of memories to shape the present, blurring past and present through flashbacks and phone exchanges. Dreams and recollections steer choices even when the future remains uncertain.

💔 Mortality and Loss

Dell's mother battles liver cancer and later dies, anchoring the romance in the finite nature of life. Mortality reframes desire, highlighting how vulnerability and love endure despite time, distance, and heartbreak.