Dom Lee’s Between the Lines is a 15-minute musical comedy that bears the markers of the COVID era, in that it is a brazenly, determinedly joyful film, a pushback against the bleakness of isolation. Set against the backdrop of the threat of a library’s closure, an anxious Jane is tasked with making the crucial pitch… Continue reading Between the Lines: A COVID-Era Musical-Comedy that Gets it Just Right
Tag: Musical Short Film Review
All Too Well: The Short Film: The Function Of Remembrance In Growing
Reds adorn the spaces within All Too Well: The Short Film. If one forgets everything else about the film, the array of reds will likely remain indelible. The 15-minute film, made to the tune of All Too Well (10-minute version), is the apotheosis of Taylor Swift’s discography, lore and fandom. Here is our review and… Continue reading All Too Well: The Short Film: The Function Of Remembrance In Growing
Hardcore Halbert: A Boy And His Plant Come Of Age
Riley Lynch’s Hardcore Halbert (written by Craig Lief) brings together two discordant ideas that fall into place with ease. Halbert has a ficus and his new neighbour has an unconventional solution. When the two come together, it is more than the plant that finds hope. This is a coming of age story. Halbert (Jack Kilmer)… Continue reading Hardcore Halbert: A Boy And His Plant Come Of Age
Heart Failure: The Modern Blend Of Ready Vulnerability And Denial
Will Wightman’s 10-minute EDM musical Heart Failure draws a picture of modern love in one of its most mundane-messy avatars. Driving it is Frank and Izzie, a couple who come together after a night of drinking and casual sex. Frank narrates the story through songs while the visuals reflect just how messy (in more than… Continue reading Heart Failure: The Modern Blend Of Ready Vulnerability And Denial
SfTK (Service for the King): Comedy, Music and Politics In Part Fiction Part Music Video
Ray Knowledge’s 10-minute short Service for The King is essentially a music video with a barebones plot thrown in. What keeps it going as a fiction narrative is its humour content. Focused on the day of a man’s trial on charges of service to the king, the film springs into music like a piece of… Continue reading SfTK (Service for the King): Comedy, Music and Politics In Part Fiction Part Music Video
Luccica: A Victorian Horror Musical For The Daytime
Do not misunderstand the headline and presume this short to be an ancient tale. It is very much a modern-era story. One of a young man and his bride who moves into a Victorian house only to encounter the worst of their fears. Writer-director-editor Jesse Mcanally’s Luccica is a 10:30-minute film about a ghostly apparition… Continue reading Luccica: A Victorian Horror Musical For The Daytime