01 / 2026 · Independent film
Beyond the Walls
When the truth comes to light and vows are broken, how does a woman move forward with her life?
Independent filmmaker
Lachesis
Laval
Films about women’s lives and choices
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Selected work
Women in my films
Latest work / Microdrama series
More Than Your Shadow
2026 · 10 episodes
She has always looked up to him. Now she begins to see herself
Shanghai, 1933. In Xujiahui, Shen Jingyi has built her days around her architect husband, Xu Shaoheng. A question at a party leaves her wondering how to introduce herself beyond being his wife. Venturing out, she begins learning woodcarving in a workshop near Tushanwan. From her first hesitant cuts to observing people in the streets and making work of her own, she gradually finds a voice—and a name—to call her own. Along the way, she and her husband begin to see each other anew.
In pre-production / Feature film
The Minutes
Three women · Three erasPast choices continue to shape their lives
The Minutes follows three women across three eras, exploring how choices and losses in the past shape the lives that follow. Its classical imagery is paired with the emotional intensity of opera.
In pre-production
Runtime and premiere details will be announced after completion
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The filmmaker
Portraying women as they are
I am Lachesis Laval, an independent filmmaker. My stories grow out of women’s everyday lives, exploring how they understand themselves, navigate relationships and make choices of their own. Working primarily with AI, I independently take each film from writing through image and video production, sound and editing.
Biography & full filmography ↗04
The practice
A film begins with a thought
My filmmaking process begins with writing and continues through images, sound and editing
Read the artist’s notebook ↗- 01
Writing & character
I begin with a character's circumstances and choices
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Image & movement
I build a world through space, light and performance
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Music & sound
I use sound and silence to express unspoken feelings
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Editing & time
I find the rhythm in cuts, transitions and pauses
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Selected recognition
Best Series AwardARKLINK AI FILM FESTIVAL
Beyond the Walls
The Golden Cloud AwardOMNI: AI Film Festival
At the Peak of Despair
Grand Jury AwardOniros Film Awards
When the Twilight Is Ending
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