Captivating Short Films

This post will see me listing a number of interesting films that I've come across during the duration of my research even-though i choose two to look more in depth in, in another post I saw important to mention these as they truly display the importance of short films.

Cubs

Directed by Tom Harper and runs for ten minutes, the film starts of innocently in a park and sees Ashley Walters picking out people from an orderly line that was made gain these reflects a theme that found in childhood, and we recognize him as the leader of the pack. the short is about an new urban sport thats taking place in the streets of london, Harper film gained a BAFTA nomination in 2007 for the film.

To Have and to Hold (2000)

Directed by John Hardwick this is a 13 minute film that dwells deep into the vows 'till death do as part' a

woman who is driving but distracted by her boyfriend and then thrown off by deer in the country side gets into an accident

her boyfriend dies and she's left holding on to his hand, we see fight to let go of his decaying body finally opting to cut his hand.

This short is a perfect example of simplicity being developed to create captivating pieces of realist drama.

Kill the Day (1997)

Lynne Ramsay directs an eighteen minute short in 1997 staring James Gallagher as an ex drug addict

in and out of prison. this was Ramsays first professional short film set in Glasgow. The film is a study if inner life of a

con artist and junkie whose the ability to differentiate between reality, memory and dream is escaping him.

Ramsay cleverly manipulates sound an effect of pulling the audience deeper into the non-liner narrative dislodging the

protagonist from his own story as he lays on his bed reflecting his life. its an absorbing dark film which is achieved through

its cinematography and use of soundtrack and lack of dialogue form the main character.

Shadowscan (2000)

Director: Tinge Krisman

Duration: 12 minutes

This is Krisman's third short film won a BAFTA in 2001, its a representation of an accident and emergency department and the

experiences of a doctor who is also taking drugs. The film reflects the early work style of notable director Lars Von Trier as it uses montages,

sound and ingenious lighting effects to convey a hallucinating atmosphere of the two characters that we follow.