(Spoiler!) My friend Malou Coindreau, who starred in Undressed, would often tell me about her interesting encounters with her clients when she would pose for them, as a life drawing model. I found this so intriguing and so visual. At the time, I was in a difficult relationship with a woman, who couldn’t understand how Malou felt empowered by showing her body. I realized that she had a narrowing vision of the female body, and she only understood nudity as a purpose of sex, this was a very male gazy approach that had been ingrained in her mind. With Undressed, I wanted to tell a story that would defy this, and would trick the viewer into thinking that at first the character of Cleo may be cheating on her girlfriend, but she is actually finding empowerment in showing her body, and has full control of her image. It’s an ode to the female body, and freedom to use our bodies as we see fit.