Calm

Year: 2006

Grade: B-

Country: USA

Director: Smith

Review

SCREENED AT SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST FILM FESTIVAL

“(after the storm)” should be the second part of the title. the short focuses on a girl who leaves her home after a hurricane. she walks through the wreckage of the town with her little brother in tow. when she reaches her destination (a store) she sends her brother in to buy some maxipads. her sexuality is also present in her wardrobe – a short skirt, the weather conditions could be construed to reflect some changes in her body, some hot dogs make an appearance, and the redness of her sunburn could even be construed as perversely sexual. look-wise it reminded me of a cleaner “gummo.” the credits roll with godspeed you black emperor! playing. i think there’s something here, but it wasn’t all that clear to me; shorts are tougher than features, apparently.

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