{"id":26033,"date":"2017-08-08T17:41:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-08T21:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=26033"},"modified":"2020-07-29T11:07:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T15:07:56","slug":"the-shorts-of-fantasia-international-film-festival-2017-part-2-fantasia-international-film-festival-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/08\/the-shorts-of-fantasia-international-film-festival-2017-part-2-fantasia-international-film-festival-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shorts of Fantasia International Film Festival 2017 \u2013 Part 2 [Fantasia International Film Festival 2017]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Each year Fantasia showcases a ton, almost a literal ton, of shorts films.\u00a0 Reviewing them can be a bit demanding, so it has been decided to review them in groupings.\u00a0 The following shorts were attached to feature films that played the fest and were viewed on the big screen.<\/p>\n

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AMY (USA) (2017)
\n<\/strong>Inspired by America\u2019s most prolific female serial killer and set during a brutal heatwave, AMY takes the killer\u2019s spree and shows but a glimpse of it with a bit of a twist.\u00a0 The story here is set in the early 1900s and the d\u00e9cor, costumes, and the way the images are shot are all done with great attention to detail, creating the feeling of a bygone era and a creepy undertone that runs throughout.\u00a0 The film has very few special effects and mostly relies on the atmosphere created by writer Peter Cilella and director L. Gustavo Cooper.\u00a0 The cast is strong here and plays their characters as straight forward as possible while the supernatural elements make themselves known.\u00a0 It\u2019s creepy, it\u2019s uncomfortable, and it achieves its goals to unsettle the audience by the end of its 7 minutes runtime.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Worm (USA) (2016)
\n<\/strong>A middle-aged single woman finds herself obsessed with her neighbor.\u00a0 When they finally meet, love is in the air, along with something else.\u00a0 As they get closer, she still knows nothing of his biggest secret.\u00a0 Once this is revealed, it will leave some of the audience in shock along with his lady, until the next surprising thing before the ending.\u00a0 Worm is a short by Ilya Polyakov that takes deep dark secrets and exposes them in new, sometimes gross, ways.\u00a0 The cast here plays along and creates a mystery until the big reveal which works beautifully well.\u00a0 It\u2019s gross, it\u2019s creepy and mysterious, and it should surprise a few.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Plague (La peste) (Uruguay) (2017)
\n<\/strong>An old man returns to his home that is now his daughter\u2019s, escaping his nursing home with a great secret.\u00a0 This secret may very well be something that will bring trouble.\u00a0 Written and directed by Guillermo Carbonell, this short looks to be set in the 1970s from the costumes and cars.\u00a0 It\u2019s a fun and violent watch that leaves the viewer with a few unanswered questions by the time its credits roll.\u00a0 That being said, it\u2019s entertaining and fun with a touch of creepiness to add to its horror content.\u00a0 It has a few surprises in store, so the less known, the better.\u00a0 That being said, the cast is strong and the ambiance thick with wonder and a touch of dread.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In the Dark, Dark Woods (USA) (2017)
\n<\/strong>An invisible woman with a dark, dark soul lives in the dark, dark woods.\u00a0 To help with her loneliness, she tricks a man and causes her own downfall.\u00a0 Written by Aline Bognacki and Jason Bognacki with the latter directing, In the Dark, Dark Woods is a powerfully atmospheric short film filled to the bring with dread and an air of supernatural.\u00a0 The cast is strong with great narration by a young girl telling this tell as a dark fairy tale.\u00a0 The film has some gross and effective effects and looks absolutely stunning bathe in diffuse light and fog.\u00a0 It\u2019s one of those short that sticks with the viewer and makes them wish it were just a bit long, but not too long as to kill the mood created.<\/p>\n

Fantasia International Film Festival ran from July 13th to August 2nd.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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