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Lie (2009)
Well acted, well written, visually fantastic
I found this short film online because I had enjoyed another film that Vaughn Juares / Joseph Schneider had worked on called Blowing Bubbles (a comedic short).
I'll admit that I was searching for comedy and definitely did not find it in Lie. However, from the very beginning, this narrated biopic caught my interest.
I won't spoil the story for anyone who hasn't had the privilege of watching this film yet but let me just say that this is a true story involving one of the Beach Boys and Charles Manson. I had never heard this story before and wouldn't have expected a 10 minute short to tell as well as Lie does.
Joseph Schneider and Ryan Kiser gave great performances. This is a must watch
Blowing Bubbles (2010)
Really funny, really smart comedy
OK. I saw this short film in NYC at the Gen Art Film Festival in April 2010.
It screened before a feature film called Electrolux, which was also very good... but not the topic of this review.
This film's comedy sneaks up on you, disguised as drama.
The plot twist is very clever... when I saw it I almost peed my pants.
I met the actor who played Bubbles, Joseph Schneider, at an after party and he was very sweet.
The director, Vaughn Juares, makes an appearance in this short and his performance is very good.
There aren't a lot of great short films, that I've seen lately, but this one really stood out.