Frederique Pisuisse

Frederique Pisuisse lives and works in Amsterdam. She studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, Goldsmiths University of London, and Psychology at the University of Groningen. I’m Just Lying There and Tripsitter are two experimental short films that explore the entanglements of memory, trauma, and perception through personal, embodied narratives. I’m Just Lying There is a ficto-memoir about a teenage girl’s relationship with an older man, using poems, pop songs, and surreal imagery to examine desire, danger, and the internalization of the male gaze. Blurring vulnerability with detachment, the film reflects on female subjectivity, autonomy, and the politics of viewing. Tripsitter follows the aftermath of a traumatic DMT trip, weaving a poetic narration with digital landscapes to navigate dissociation, ayahuasca ceremonies, and recovery from depersonalization disorder. Both works critically interrogate power, trauma, and the body, situating intimate experiences within broader cultural, political, and therapeutic frameworks.