The Chairs | Full Short Film

The Chairs is an experimental, first-take improv short film that transforms an ordinary object into a portal for imagination, connection, and creative expression.

Built entirely without a script, and shot in a single take per scene, the film follows a small cast as they move through vignettes of waiting, playing, working, creating, and discovering — all built around one thing: a chair. What emerges is unscripted, unrehearsed, and entirely real — the natural timing between performers, the unexpected reactions, the laughter, and the choices that only happen once.

The Chairs is ultimately about presence, and the quiet extraordinary that lives inside ordinary objects and everyday moments.

A simple world. A few chairs. Endless possibilities.

Written, Directed & Produced by Alika Victor

Video Assistance & Photography by Rick Pascale