A room with large windows embraces a surreal environment in which a mysterious man with a hat is desperately looking for something. Curious people appear at the window until an unexpected visit suddenly poses a question. As in a closed circle with no apparent way out, may two halves finally come together and disclose the secret behind a locked door?

DIRECTOR’S NOTES:
Inspired by the Surrealist masters of the last century, “The Missing Trait” depicts the sensations and thoughts of a man at a turning point in his life. The text is intentionally ambiguous, leaving each viewer to his or her own interpretation, according to one's background and life experience. The evolution of the protagonist's thought is here symbolized through figures, icons and objects associations, in a surreal environment that recalls the diversity between the rational and irrational behaviour of our mind. Under the superficial code of normality, what deeper specific meaning would be enough, for each one of us, to come to peace with ourselves and, perhaps, make us feel accepted by the outer world?