User Reviews

Dany Saadia manages to explore very deep subjects through a well thought-out script that works surprisingly well considering it's a short film... It's compelling, dramatic, and funny.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being, the Kundera novel, plays a big role in the story, both explicitly (it is mentioned several times and parts of it are read by the characters) and implicitly. This is set against the other big subject in the movie that has to do with religious beliefs, particularly the Judeo-Christian forbidding of incineration of the dead that is mentioned in the Book of Genesis (hence the title), and the struggle of one of the characters to contravene this God mandate in the name of love and transcendence.

In my view, the only downside to the movie is the performance of one of the actors. In trying to be realistic, he ends up looking exaggerated and fails to portray what he's supposed to. Luckily the rest of the cast makes you quickly forget it.

Original script. Serves no purpose but the pure enjoyment of it as it is not intended to give you any kind of lesson of life. Rich in meaningful dialog. Subtle script. Makes you think (which is rare in today's commercial movies). At the end, leaves you with an aftertaste that makes you wonder after leaving the movie theater (which is rare in today's commercial movies where all the plot has to be totally digested during the movie and nothing is left for you to take home.) Casting could have been better as some actors don't fit well their characters. Plain photography. Plain scenography as it could have been a theater play where the spotlight is essentially put on the story and it characters. Overall, a refreshing, interesting short.

I watched Genesis 3:19 at the New York International Latino Film Festival and it was by far one of my favorite shorts. It is an interesting film that uses witty dialogue and an interesting plot to join the three characters together-- forever.

Where did the director get this idea ?? Some would call the movie's plot morbid but I find it so intriguing that the idea is undeniably genius.

The writing and plot of the story is genius and unbelievably unique.

If more shorts/films were as intriguing and unique as Genesis 3:19, the world of independent film would, with no doubt, reach it's full potential.

Genesis 3:19- beautifully original!!

Dany Saadia's first short film shows him to be an excellent storyteller, winding together friendship, love, death and the ties that bind in unique and unexpected ways.

Using elements of popular music / culture, literature and religion, he has created a story that questions "coincidence" as a driving force, and shows us ultimately that we cannot escape destiny.

Dany's Mexican, French and Jewish roots are evident here, providing colorful context and cultural basis for much of what occurs in the film.

I highly recommend it, and can't wait to see what else Dany has in store for us.

Rumor has it there might be a feature length film in this....hope so!!!

In a moment when most Mexican feature and short film output reflects common place themes such as kidnapping, drug related crime, misery, low life, prostitution etc., it's refreshing to find films that gives us hope and touch our hearts with difficult subjects like sickness and dead without loosing a sense of humor, and shows us friendship and passionate love as most important values.

Dany Saadia gives us a story that could be told in any language, any place, any time... which goes to show that you need not use and abuse ethnic flavor to appeal to international festival audiences and rather aim to be universal and true to yourself to really leave a mark.

I was amazed with the quality of the production, specially the photography and the music, and was surprised to learn from a friend that it was shot in HD. I though it was 35 mm!!!

How or in wich page I can find this Short film?

Im looking for it but I have not lucky, all the search put me in the movie and I looking for the shortfilm.

Thnx for your heló.