Saturday, January 27, 2024

Short takes on Slamdance 2024 shorts: A SHORT FILM ABOUT A CHAIR, VISION OF PARADISE, THE STEAK and *666


A SHORT FILM ABOUT A CHAIR
The odd life of a chair left on the balcony of an empty apartment.

Weirdly hypnotic tale of the director contemplating the life of a lone chair sitting on a balcony across the way from his own. By turns philosophical and surreal there is something wonderful in this look at piece of outdoor funiture.

Recommended.


VISION OF PARADISE
A look at maps both on paper and made in the computer. This is an intriguing look at the way we fill in the blanks of the pieces of the world we don't know.  I want to see this again because it got me thinking


THE STEAK
Odd film about a mother preparing for her daughters birthday party only to have the military arrive and shoot her dead.  To be honest this could have worked but the mannered way it lays out works against it.


*666
Brief black and white film about two satanists trying to contact the devil and ending up with a phone instead. This is a wonderful little confection that does what it does and gets off. 

 I liked it.

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