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The Wall Between

An old man and a young woman live on either side of one wall, each alone — until one night he knocks, and the wall knocks back.

Style Azulejo (Portuguese blue-and-white painted tiles)8 keyframes0 ghost framesModel Qwen-Image 2.1 · fast

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    8 keyframes. 0 ghost frames — the one-change-per-edit steps between them — are hidden; switch them on at the bottom left.

    A cutaway of two small flats sharing one wall. Left: an old man pours tea for one. Right: a young woman does the same.
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    A cutaway of two small flats sharing one wall. Left: an old man pours tea for one. Right: a young woman does the same.

    Night. Each lies awake in bed, on either side of the wall.
    02

    Night. Each lies awake in bed, on either side of the wall.

    He knocks on the wall. On the other side, she sits up on the edge of her bed.
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    He knocks on the wall. On the other side, she sits up on the edge of her bed.

    She knocks back, knuckles on the wall. He leans his head against it, eyes closed, listening.
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    She knocks back, knuckles on the wall. He leans his head against it, eyes closed, listening.

    Nearly morning: both lean against the wall, tired; the windows are paling.
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    Nearly morning: both lean against the wall, tired; the windows are paling.

    Dawn. A tile has fallen out of the wall, leaving a square hole between them. Both are taken aback.
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    Dawn. A tile has fallen out of the wall, leaving a square hole between them. Both are taken aback.

    He holds a cup of tea out through the hole; she reaches for it.
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    He holds a cup of tea out through the hole; she reaches for it.

    Morning. They sit on chairs facing each other across the hole, each with a cup of tea.
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    Morning. They sit on chairs facing each other across the hole, each with a cup of tea.

    Cast, props & sets

    Set: two flats, one wall (cutaway)
    Set without the chairs (they arrive at the end)
    Senhor Abel
    Inês

    Thrown away (11)

    candidates/set_t1.png — wall band thin, rooms drawn as two separate boxes
    candidates/set_t3.png — wall band grey (not painted blue)
    candidates/him_t2.png — three-quarter, not side
    candidates/him_t3.png — three-quarter
    candidates/her_t2.png — weaker than t1
    candidates/her_t3.png — weaker than t1
    candidates/set-bare_t2.png — equivalent; t1 kept
    candidates/set-bare_t3.png — equivalent; t1 kept
    candidates/L-bed2_t1.png — bed stretched to fit him lying sideways (3/3) — kept L2-bed_t2
    candidates/L-bed2_t2.png — bed stretched to fit him lying sideways (3/3) — kept L2-bed_t2
    candidates/L-bed2_t3.png — bed stretched to fit him lying sideways (3/3) — kept L2-bed_t2