I saw this film at the 2006 DC Shorts festival in Washington, DC. The movie was very enjoyable, but it bore a strikingly resemblance to another short film that I had seen from the 2004 48 film festival, also in Washington DC. It was titled "Snapshot" (2004/I). Though "Artistic License" clearly had a higher budget and more time for shooting and editing, I think the original is still better. The similarities are uncanny, from the plot, the main character, the central conflict, and the use of driver's license photos of the actors in the credits. I can't say "Artistic License" was deliberately ripped off of "Snapshot", but I am suspicious.
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