
Hey Sweet Pea
2023
Synopsis
Parental aging and an existential wave collide in the suburbs of LA. Dislocated B-roll, meandering voicemails, and readings from the 1984 children’s sci-fi movie The Neverending Story combine to situate collective grief in the mundanities of everyday life.
Editorial
The past is excavated and reclaimed in this eerie short film from multimedia artist Alee Peoples, who finds poignant echoes between childhood innocence and grown-up grief. Juxtaposing items from popular culture and personal life, Hey Sweet Pea has the uncanny rhythms and textures of a dream.