Saturday's session was notable more for being a history lesson than a collection of short films. The theme was early short films from the 1990s. This was before DV caught on, and so 3 of the 4 shorts were shot on film.
It seems almost unfair to criticise Ragged and Sense of Home, because they were such old, rudimentary works. I hope the filmmakers have gotten better. The newer ones have fewer excuses. Absence acquitted itself well. Some awkward dialogue, but overall a sensitive portrayal of how a widow and her son each grapple with the loss of her husband / his father. On the other hand, Datura looked great, and it was interesting for its inclusion of a bomoh ritual, but it was all style without substance. The cliched ending didn't help either. Surely there are better ways to make a short about the transience of material pleasures etc?
Hmm. I really should read the programmes for these things more carefully.
It seems almost unfair to criticise Ragged and Sense of Home, because they were such old, rudimentary works. I hope the filmmakers have gotten better. The newer ones have fewer excuses. Absence acquitted itself well. Some awkward dialogue, but overall a sensitive portrayal of how a widow and her son each grapple with the loss of her husband / his father. On the other hand, Datura looked great, and it was interesting for its inclusion of a bomoh ritual, but it was all style without substance. The cliched ending didn't help either. Surely there are better ways to make a short about the transience of material pleasures etc?
Hmm. I really should read the programmes for these things more carefully.
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