Last year's entry was great, and this year's entry topped it (didn't see last year's entry? I suppose you should be following the Louisiana Film Prize shouldn't you? Time to go follow links for Mr Brooks!). Definitely worthy of a top-5 spot this year, and this film was up against some wonderful competition.
Can we start with the delightful performance from Leah? In this short we see Ruby's pain quite well, thanks to Leah. And yet she still made us smile while we felt the pain.
And Phillip contributes something nearly humorous in his portrayal of a catatonic father. He sticks to the role, almost as though it were written for him? ;-)
Overall, the story was very moving, touching and sad. There were a few points it would've been nice to have more backstory, but at that point we would've very quickly left the short film genre and entered something much longer.
I look forward to seeing this film in a few more festivals this year!
Can we start with the delightful performance from Leah? In this short we see Ruby's pain quite well, thanks to Leah. And yet she still made us smile while we felt the pain.
And Phillip contributes something nearly humorous in his portrayal of a catatonic father. He sticks to the role, almost as though it were written for him? ;-)
Overall, the story was very moving, touching and sad. There were a few points it would've been nice to have more backstory, but at that point we would've very quickly left the short film genre and entered something much longer.
I look forward to seeing this film in a few more festivals this year!