The Lies We Carry — Visual Storytelling on Self-Promises

Overview
A short cinematic storytelling piece exploring how unkept self-promises quietly accumulate and shape our identity, represented through the visual metaphor of a heavy suitcase carried everywhere.

Concept & approach
The project opens with a wordless, metaphor-driven visual sequence in which the suitcase symbolizes unresolved commitments and internal contracts we make with ourselves. This emotional hook is designed to create recognition before explanation.

The narrative then transitions into a talking-head format, where I break down neuroscience and behavioral research related to self-regulation, identity, and motivation — translating academic concepts into simple, human language.