A siren by the name of Phoebe, takes on the appearance of a human that walks on earth. She argues that her looks do not condemn others to death, but her eyes are indeed soft and powerful. Phoebe walks along the estranged land, and delivers an impactful monologue in a mesmerising, beautiful way.

Working with practitioner Kevin Bennett, Adriana explored selections of text from our four summer season shows, and developed pitch for her short films which was selected by student producer Alannah Beaumont, and the Globe's Head of Research Dr Will Tosh.

What would you like to say about your film?

"⁠I was inspired by Greek mythology, specifically how the sirens turned from creatures of the sky, into creatures of the sea. The Muses rip off the siren's wings. When trying to get justice for what happened to them, they are treated with no sympathy, because of their nature. Within this film I wanted to represent what it’s like to be powerless, when everyone around you has convinced you that you are what's wrong with you. So you start trying to change yourself, hurt yourself, making yourself invisible. This is what Phoebe does with the blindfold she creates, until it is physically unbearable to reject her nature. The baseline of the story is: if you're going to keep on calling me a monster, then I'll just become one. There is a lot of beauty in the visuals that I am proud of. I am grateful to my crew for trusting me and making this happen."

What was it about the Shakespeare extract that inspired you?

"I think I empathised with Phoebe, she was being villainised for something out of her control. The eyes are a powerful feature of any living being, it expresses the most emotion, it is a window to someone's soul. But here, according to Silvius she has murderous glares. I think that if we reflect on the generations of discrimination against women, emotion has always been seen as a weakness, as a danger. I related to that notion."