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Lacrimosa (2017)
Poetic and Surreal
A young woman wakes up in the natural landscape .... and gradually realizes that things aren't quite what they seem.
A compelling, beautiful, surreal short which I found visually captivating.
Cold Hearts (2016)
Atmospheric; Good Performances
It is probably relevant to observe that I am hearing disabled, and this film was presented without captions at the Newport Film Festival.
As a result, I must admit I'm a bit foggy on one or two plot points.
That said, the photography was beautiful, the lead actresses put in exquisite performances and, in spite of the lack of caption, I found this short quite compelling.
I'm going to keep an eye out for both of them. Without being able to understand their words, they each conveyed a distinct and nuanced personality with their differing responses to the things they encountered on their sojourn.
Luna (2013)
Effective, Brief Horror Film
A killer has systematically killed a family living in a remote house in the southwest .... with one exception .... the youngest daughter.
But when he enters the basement where she is hiding, setting out to finish the job, he makes some puzzling finds: an assortment of news articles nailed to the wall reporting local killings and disappearances and a hidden room with dried blood on the floor, and shackles attached to the wall.
Has he been killing a family of serial killers? Or is the girl, perhaps, violently insane? Is the killer on some kind of mission? What's going on?
Beautiful cinematography, a story with a lot of momentum, and nearly wordless visual story-telling.
Oh .... and there is a twist that caught me by surprise.
Recommended!
Hello, Again (2014)
Charming Short Film
Charming short film I saw at a film festival.
The actress, Naomi Scott, was particularly skilled: she has an animated and incredibly expressive face that enabled her to bring much more inner life to her character than was likely written on the page.
The story is pretty straightforward: the day after attending his mother's funeral, a young man goes to visit his grave. There he encounters a lovely young woman visiting the grave of her father, which turns out to be right next to his mother. The subsequent dialog involves them interspersing their addressed their deceased loved one, segueing to talking with each other, and back and forth, ultimately finding a moment of comfort in encountering someone who is experiencing a similar grief.
The main character is, believably, altered by the momentary encounter, although, at the end, I felt left a little hanging: I wanted to see more of what happens to these characters.
The filmmaker talked to the audience at the film festival I attended, and indicated that they are, indeed, seeking financing to expand this into a full feature film. I hope they succeed in doing so.
And I'm going to have to check out some of Naomi Scott's other work; she strikes me as a very promising actress.