Short of the DayWhen the figments of a child’s imagination aren’t imaginary.
I’m not much of a fantasy fan, but even I was beguiled by this selection for Short of the Day, Goblin Queen, written and directed by Reed Shusterman. Think of it like a darker Narnia movie but from the perspective of a parent stuck here in the real world. That’s the situation in which Winona (Stacey Mosley, The Muppets, Swan’s Crossing) finds herself when her daughter Amber Lynn (Amy Letcher, Black Sails) is revealed to be the ruler of a magical land in another dimension. Amber Lynn keeps leaping back and forth between realms, and as you might expect, while making one of these transitions home, she’s followed by a most-inhospitable goblin.
Goblin Queen is concise and direct, it knows exactly what it is and what we expect from it and starts delivering as promptly as a good narrative...
I’m not much of a fantasy fan, but even I was beguiled by this selection for Short of the Day, Goblin Queen, written and directed by Reed Shusterman. Think of it like a darker Narnia movie but from the perspective of a parent stuck here in the real world. That’s the situation in which Winona (Stacey Mosley, The Muppets, Swan’s Crossing) finds herself when her daughter Amber Lynn (Amy Letcher, Black Sails) is revealed to be the ruler of a magical land in another dimension. Amber Lynn keeps leaping back and forth between realms, and as you might expect, while making one of these transitions home, she’s followed by a most-inhospitable goblin.
Goblin Queen is concise and direct, it knows exactly what it is and what we expect from it and starts delivering as promptly as a good narrative...
- 3/29/2017
- by H. Perry Horton
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
"Goblin Queen" is a fantastic and fun fantasy short film the tells the story of an overbearing mother who struggles to parent her daughter, Amber Lynn. Her mother becomes frustrated with the fact that Amber keeps disappearing. What she doesn't know is that her daughter travels to a parallel dimension where she rules a magical kingdom and is leading them into battle. "But when a dangerous creature follows Amber Lynn home, her mother must confront the reality of who her daughter has become." This is a solid short that actually has some impressive production value. It was directed by Reed Shusterman, and if you're into the fantasy genre, it's definitely something worth checking out. ...
- 3/28/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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