March short films
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osprey_archerI didn’t watch many short films March, so I only picked up two to recommend.
First, Large Soldier. During the Yom Kippur War in 1973, a fifteen-year-old Israeli girl gets a bright idea when she volunteers to sort uniforms to be sent to the soldiers at the front: why not put notes in the pockets in hopes of getting a soldier penpal? Preferably a tall one: she puts the notes in the largest uniform pockets. It’s gently comic and a beautifully observed record of a place & time.
I also discovered Yulin Kuang’s website (she directed I Ship It). I haven’t had the chance to watch all the films yet (expect a deluge at the end of April), but so far I’ve enjoyed Angie & Zahra. Two teenage girls fight zombies as they travel across post-apocalyptic America on a quest to get to… Harvard. Yes, Harvard. They’re schlepping their SAT books with them, as well as a bedazzler so Angie’s crossbow can look appropriately fabulous.
I love the concept on this, but I think the execution could use a bit of tweaking. It aims strictly for funny, but if the movie had been shifted just a bit sideways it could have been poignant as well - the way they cling to their Harvard dreams even in this totally changed world.
First, Large Soldier. During the Yom Kippur War in 1973, a fifteen-year-old Israeli girl gets a bright idea when she volunteers to sort uniforms to be sent to the soldiers at the front: why not put notes in the pockets in hopes of getting a soldier penpal? Preferably a tall one: she puts the notes in the largest uniform pockets. It’s gently comic and a beautifully observed record of a place & time.
I also discovered Yulin Kuang’s website (she directed I Ship It). I haven’t had the chance to watch all the films yet (expect a deluge at the end of April), but so far I’ve enjoyed Angie & Zahra. Two teenage girls fight zombies as they travel across post-apocalyptic America on a quest to get to… Harvard. Yes, Harvard. They’re schlepping their SAT books with them, as well as a bedazzler so Angie’s crossbow can look appropriately fabulous.
I love the concept on this, but I think the execution could use a bit of tweaking. It aims strictly for funny, but if the movie had been shifted just a bit sideways it could have been poignant as well - the way they cling to their Harvard dreams even in this totally changed world.
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