Love in a Backward World

Watching Chris Vincze’s short film EVOL is a great way to commemorate Valentine's Day. To shoot the film, Vincze had the two characters perform all of their actions backward. Then he reversed the film in postproduction — showing us a couple who find each other because they’re out of sync with everyone else. The technique fits the film’s story perfectly: It’s magical, unashamedly corny, a little disorienting, and constantly surprising. Which, in my experience, is pretty much like falling in love.