I saw this film at the Santa Cruz Film Festival a while ago. It won Best Short and that was no surprise. I'll avoid colorful adjectives with the exception of just one
stunning.
I appreciated the director's attempt at presenting a film that was well rounded. It was pleasant to the eye while very truthful in its exploration of dealing with life's mishaps. Given the subject matters it was at times considerably blunt which I was happy to see. It wasn't glazed at those moments maybe other directors might sidestep in fear of narrowing an audience appeal. Fearless storytelling, it went head-on.
In fact, sitting in the audience, I was really taken by the intensity everyone watched with. It made me feel secure because I was doing the same. Outright truth and even an uncomfortable awareness accepting the things depicted nailed everyone into their seats. I felt ease to continue feeling this way, feeling no safer then the characters on the screen, which is why it was so easy to relate to. Those characters were me, or just as easily, the people sitting around me. At the conclusion, what was most remarkable was how the director summed things up. He demonstrated this with one moving image. No words at all, no big bangs, no fancy camera-work. In fact nothing was said to try to hit us over the head. And holy cow, with his method of complete silence, a picture, and our interpretation, he gave a further definition to the word, refinement.
If you must go out of your way to see this film, go right ahead. You'll only want to share it as an example of you.
I appreciated the director's attempt at presenting a film that was well rounded. It was pleasant to the eye while very truthful in its exploration of dealing with life's mishaps. Given the subject matters it was at times considerably blunt which I was happy to see. It wasn't glazed at those moments maybe other directors might sidestep in fear of narrowing an audience appeal. Fearless storytelling, it went head-on.
In fact, sitting in the audience, I was really taken by the intensity everyone watched with. It made me feel secure because I was doing the same. Outright truth and even an uncomfortable awareness accepting the things depicted nailed everyone into their seats. I felt ease to continue feeling this way, feeling no safer then the characters on the screen, which is why it was so easy to relate to. Those characters were me, or just as easily, the people sitting around me. At the conclusion, what was most remarkable was how the director summed things up. He demonstrated this with one moving image. No words at all, no big bangs, no fancy camera-work. In fact nothing was said to try to hit us over the head. And holy cow, with his method of complete silence, a picture, and our interpretation, he gave a further definition to the word, refinement.
If you must go out of your way to see this film, go right ahead. You'll only want to share it as an example of you.