Portraits for No One is an ongoing series where short stories and black-and-white photographs intertwine to explore the art of remembering how it felt.
Set in the mythical town of Hometown, each film unfolds at the edge of memory and dream. The photographs do not illustrate the stories; they expand them — offering another dimension to the emotional truth.
Set in the mythical town of Hometown, each film unfolds at the edge of memory and dream. The photographs do not illustrate the stories; they expand them — offering another dimension to the emotional truth.
The Hunger
The Hunger is the second visual fragment drawn from Breakfasts at Maribel.
There’s kind of hunger far more potent than the physical sort.
This short film distils a single sensation from the larger story: the way certain mornings reveal not what we need to eat, but what we need to feel.
You can watch Breakfasts at Maribel in full on my YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/NcMYTTQv590
https://youtu.be/NcMYTTQv590
I began Portraits for No One as a dialogue between image and word — an attempt to preserve not events, but sensations.
My films are my way of remembering how it felt: the hunger, the tenderness, and the quiet courage of seeing the world as if for the first time.
My films are my way of remembering how it felt: the hunger, the tenderness, and the quiet courage of seeing the world as if for the first time.
Each month, I share an unpublished story and photographs from Portraits for No One.
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Concept, Photography, Story: JJ Jordan
Featuring: Sarah Borthwick
Narrator: Ozzy Eyre
Music: Orchestralis
Featuring: Sarah Borthwick
Narrator: Ozzy Eyre
Music: Orchestralis
Thank you for visiting Hometown.
You may not remember it clearly, but perhaps you’ve been here before.
You may not remember it clearly, but perhaps you’ve been here before.
Lyne 2025
