bradschweers Review of Confusion Through Sand

Confusion Through Sand (2014)

A powerful film and excellent use of the medium

[6 April 2014]

I saw Confusion Through Sand this week at the Atlanta Film Festival. It was easily the best film of the dozen I saw. The "camera"work of the film was incredible, following the main character video game-style, zooming in and around the action. But of course this was not a video game, but a terrifying look at young men and women in combat and chaos. The medium of the hand-drawn animation, rough and stylized, coming in and out of focus, was perfect for the message. The entire audience was gripped with the fear--and confusion--that the soldiers must have felt, navigating through mazes and buildings, in and out of darkness, fingers on their triggers, assessing friend and foe in impossible circumstances. The film is intense, but powerful. Go see it.