In the last film of the Colour Theory trilogy, directed by New York duo rubberband., we find ourselves sitting in the backseat of a parked car eavesdropping on a couple deep in agitated conversation. New York native Moises Arias, known for his roles in Ender’s Game and The Kings of Summer, is the anxious man expressing his concerns about meeting the parents of his partner, played by Ceilidh Joy Garten.

“Yellow represents the anxiety that comes with sharing your life with another person, no matter how different they are,” the duo explain. “We especially love that a simple story can have wildly interesting results by changing a single rule—like having a world where humans and dogs can have children together.”

“Color is inescapably personal yet we all recognize the power and effect that it has in our lives,” say the directors, known for their signature cinematic-pop style. “The process of making these three films became about translating the ephemeral influence of color into stories.” Through this trilogy rubberband. explore themes of lust, life and love; they take colors and give them feelings, thoughts and actions. “We wrote the films with the conceit that we wanted to push each into slightly magical-realist territory,” the directors explain. 

Davis and Sondock met at Tisch School of the Arts while studying film. A few years after graduating their distinctive creative work garnered the attention of Calvin Klein, Under Armour, LCD Soundsystem and Topaz Jones, winning them accolades and awards at international film festivals. Drawing from their experience of directing music videos, commercials, and visually driven shorts, Color Theory represents a departure for rubberband. into the world of narrative fiction. 

Speaking of the themes they focused on for each film, the duo say: "Red examines the small ends of obsession, especially in lust. Blue deals with why we devote our lives to certain tasks and to what end (and, to a certain extent, the direness of socio-economic stature and the environment). Yellow deals with the anxiety that comes from sharing your life with another person, no matter how different they are."