Length: 03:26
Logline: A film about the injustices towards disabled people in Britain.
I struggled to categorise this film, which is never a good thing. It's a no dialogue series of images and texts to a music track. So isn't so much a drama as it is a music video but with a political message added on.
Camera quality is good as is colouring and lighting. On the one hand, the editing is contemporary and stylish. On the other, a lot of the important details are lost due to fast cuts and not spending near enough time on shots. The superimposed graffiti, for instance, isn't on screen long enough for the audience to read let alone digest. Too much time is spent on the star of the show, Jody McIntyre, as we get countless shots of the brooding, unapproachable hoodie wheeling down street after street. Most notable is the music track which has thoughtful and interesting lyrics. At times more involving than the images presented on screen.
My interest began to wane as early as one minute in. Mainly due to the fact that nothing much seems to happen up until two minutes twenty when he finds an underground lift is knackered. A long set up for a short film. I also felt that the message too suffered due to the unfriendly protagonist. If we are supposed to sympathise with this person, we should at least warm to him in some way. Instead he dons the same outfit and attitude as many urbanite scumbags. We have to wonder why he is hiding behind the scarf.
This may not be the best thing I've seen lately but to its testament, it's certainly stirred up a lot of reaction from viewers. Check out some of the comments on YouTube for a laugh. Personal fave - "I hope you burn hell." (No I, haven't missed out a word there) So never mind that the films boring and dreary, it's probably achieved its purpose. To make people think and to invoke mixed discussion.
I struggled to categorise this film, which is never a good thing. It's a no dialogue series of images and texts to a music track. So isn't so much a drama as it is a music video but with a political message added on.
Camera quality is good as is colouring and lighting. On the one hand, the editing is contemporary and stylish. On the other, a lot of the important details are lost due to fast cuts and not spending near enough time on shots. The superimposed graffiti, for instance, isn't on screen long enough for the audience to read let alone digest. Too much time is spent on the star of the show, Jody McIntyre, as we get countless shots of the brooding, unapproachable hoodie wheeling down street after street. Most notable is the music track which has thoughtful and interesting lyrics. At times more involving than the images presented on screen.
My interest began to wane as early as one minute in. Mainly due to the fact that nothing much seems to happen up until two minutes twenty when he finds an underground lift is knackered. A long set up for a short film. I also felt that the message too suffered due to the unfriendly protagonist. If we are supposed to sympathise with this person, we should at least warm to him in some way. Instead he dons the same outfit and attitude as many urbanite scumbags. We have to wonder why he is hiding behind the scarf.
This may not be the best thing I've seen lately but to its testament, it's certainly stirred up a lot of reaction from viewers. Check out some of the comments on YouTube for a laugh. Personal fave - "I hope you burn hell." (No I, haven't missed out a word there) So never mind that the films boring and dreary, it's probably achieved its purpose. To make people think and to invoke mixed discussion.
Worst Bit: Repetitive and not very interesting.
Final thought: Is this a stirring plea for equality or self promotion?
Read a condensed review of this film on Twitter here.
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