MIMESIC is a social impact filmmaking company founded by award-winning filmmaker Natalie Lauren. With a focus on using film as a tool for social change, Natalie’s work spans a range of genres and formats, always with the goal of telling stories that really matter. That might be using comedy to open up a conversation about sexual health, animation to explore women’s reproductive choices with lightness and charm, or sci-fi to examine our increasingly transactional relationships with one-another. Ultimately, all are designed spark meaningful conversations to increase our understanding of complex social and psychological issues.
Each project begins with a core idea or concept to explore, followed by an evaluation of whats available to us and a deep dive into the most effective cinematic tools to tell that story. For example:
Fractured Frame employs surreal and experimental techniques to give audiences a private window into the intensely personal experience of dissociation following stress, trauma, or PTSD.
Bubbles shifts the focus away from traditional dialogue and onto the evolving natural world, in order to explore the relationship between humans and their place within the surrounding environment.
Grief part 001 uses the metaphor of the relentless, ever-changing ocean to symbolise a father navigating the loss of his daughter.
Unauthorised Absence will use traditional drama to depict the story of a single mother and her 9-year-old daughter, locked in a battle with their school and local authority to access statutory support.
MIMESIC also consults with individuals and organisations on their own film projects. Recently, Natalie collaborated with Thriving Autistic to support the promotion of short, informative animations for late-diagnosed Autistic adults, helping the organisation achieve festival success and amplify their work’s impact.
More of her work can be found at www.natalielauren.uk