Beautiful Poetry. Moving. What a short film can say with so much more style and without the fillers that a feature film would demand. With nods to "The Red Balloon" and even Spielberg, this was our favorite. Called sappy by many, it had me blubbering.
The Voorman Problem
The ubiquitous Martin Freeman is this short tale of solipsism gone wild. Worth seeing.
Just Before Losing Everything
An important subject is dealt with in several new ways. The abused are center stage and the abuser is given little focus. The workplace as a support community was positive. A contrived parking lot encounter and non-ending made it less effective to my eye. This is LA Times Martin Tsai's pick to win.
That Wasn't Me
Here's an example of subject matter that needs more in depth exploration that short film can offer. Perhaps the complete stripping of humanity from the characters was the point. It didn't work so well for me.
Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?
Humorously injecting slapstick into an everyday setting, this is fun film. Too close to home, but fun.
Helium is our pick to win.
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