{"id":27434,"date":"2018-01-24T16:42:05","date_gmt":"2018-01-24T21:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=27434"},"modified":"2018-01-24T16:43:39","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T21:43:39","slug":"top-10-best-shorts-of-2017-according-to-emilie-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/24\/top-10-best-shorts-of-2017-according-to-emilie-black\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Best Shorts of 2017 According to Emilie Black"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>2017 was a crazy year for film short and long.\u00a0 I saw 880 feature length films and 131 short films.\u00a0 Of those I chose my favorites have already been posted for the features here<\/strong><\/a> and here<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 The shorts were harder for me to sort through so it took longer to get this out there for you all to read.\u00a0 I decided to use shorts that were part of my festival coverage for the year so a few have creating dates before 2017 and I also decided to not include what I have seen online as those were too numerous.\u00a0 So without any further ado, here are my top 10 Shorts Films for 2017:<\/p>\n

10. A Boy and His Beast
\n<\/strong>Seen as part of Oceanside International Film Festival 2017
\n<\/em><\/strong>A Boy and His Beast is a lovely, charming, and fun stop-motion animation film.\u00a0 It shows a lot of talent from all involved.\u00a0 It must be noted that in a field often dominated by men, this short was made by an almost all women team, except for the music department, a producer, and two consultants.\u00a0 The creative team assembled here shows that female-led projects can be successful and charming without going the saccharine route.\u00a0 This short is a fun, charming watch with lots of talent involved in making it.<\/p>\n

9. The Call of Charlie
\n<\/strong>Seen as part of Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2017
\n<\/em><\/strong>The Call of Charlie is a short film that looks great, has a talented ensemble cast, fantastic effects, and a funny story that works with the characters, the horror elements, the comedic timing. This short is hilarious in the best of way and one that should be sought out.<\/p>\n

8. Undress Me
\n<\/strong>Seen as part of the Born of Women program at Fantasia International Film Festival 2017
\n<\/em><\/strong>Amelia Moses\u2019 short explores themes of coming-of-age, self-image, and potential body issues, using an angle that creates a strong female-centric body horror story.\u00a0 Influences from David Cronenberg films are clear right out the gate and even though she stated not having seen In My Skin (Dans ma peau) by Marina de Van, her film is reminiscent of de Van\u2019s and touches on a few of the same themes.\u00a0 The practical effects in Undress Me are sublime.<\/p>\n

7. Bestia
\n<\/strong>Seen as part of Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2017
\n<\/em><\/strong>Bestia shows a strong control of storytelling and imagery by Guerrero and crew, showing that everyone involved has a lot of talent and that in this team, they know how to put it all together and get it to work to the best result possible. Bestia shows not only the team\u2019s talent, but also how they have evolved through many shorts and projects together. It makes one wish for a feature by these talented folks.<\/p>\n

6. Creswick
\n<\/strong>Seen as part of the Born of Women program at Fantasia International Film Festival 2017
\n<\/em><\/strong>Written by Natalie James and Christian White, with James directing, it\u2019s a film that feels personal and strong.\u00a0 It tells a simple story and adds a few supernatural hints and one incident that may be supernatural or could be a metaphorical representation of what is going on with the father.\u00a0 This piece of the film hits pretty hard and is very surprising in a film with a mostly soft approach to things.\u00a0 This short Is proof of concept towards a feature and if the feature is as strongly written, directed, acted, and presented, it should be a fantastic first feature.<\/p>\n

5. Nocturnally Yours
\n<\/strong>Seen as part of Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival 2017
\n<\/em><\/strong>Nocturnally Yours is a funny shorts that is dark and twisted, with some seriously messed up ideas that it makes pass for logical in its world and it works.\u00a0 It has some humor that may not be for everyone, but those it\u2019s for will love it.\u00a0 The short boast great writing and talented performances, a few scenes that will make almost anyone squirm, and humor that will surprise audiences.<\/p>\n

4. Rites of Vengeance
\n<\/strong>Seen as part of Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2017
\n<\/em><\/strong>In this short, Izzy Lee tackles abuse in church in a way only she could.\u00a0 The short is one of the shortest on this list but possibly the one with the most impact.\u00a0 The cast is strong and the way the short is filmed is almost like a blitz attack.\u00a0 It comes, it does its thing, and it ends.\u00a0 It\u2019s effective and direct; it shows that some people are tired of the bullshit and how it\u2019s being handled.\u00a0 It shows a violent solution that may be a bit extreme but fits the storytelling style of Lee and her way of handling such subjects.\u00a0 This is a strong short that is perfect as it is.<\/p>\n

3. Creatures of Whitechapel
\n<\/strong>Seen as part of Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2017
\n<\/em><\/strong>Creatures of Whitechapel is an absolutely fantastic short that could easily be turned into a feature, but works perfectly as is. The short film format gives it just the right amount of time to develop its story while keeping some mystery. The acting is powerful and talented while the whole production is clearly carefully planned and executed. The whole short shows tons of talent from everyone involved and a knack to create something visually stunning and filled with emotional connections. It\u2019s one of those shorts that makes horror fans wish shorts were more easily accessible. It\u2019s one of those shorts that needs to be seen on the big screen to get its full scope and impact.<\/p>\n

2. Un ciel bleu presque parfait (A Nearly Perfect Blue Sky)
\n<\/strong>Seen as part of Horrible Imaginings Film Festival 2017
\n<\/em><\/strong>Un ciel bleu presque parfait is one of those short films that make you wish for more. Thankfully, the filmmaker is working on a feature version of it and given his talent, it should be fantastic. The short in and of itself is amazing and should be seen preferably on a big screen to get the full effect of the scenes and attention to detail put into everything.<\/p>\n

1.Morning After
\n<\/strong>Seen as part of Cannes International Film Festival 2017
\n<\/em><\/strong>Morning After is a chill film about sexual fluidity, friendship, and so much more.\u00a0 It\u2019s the kind of film that each viewer will take something different from and some will not appreciate it.\u00a0 However, it should be seen and given a chance as it has a message that is important and may be something many may not see in their everyday lives.\u00a0 It\u2019s a beautiful looking film made with clear passion and talent from all involved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2017 was a crazy year for film short and long.\u00a0 I saw 880 feature length films and 131 short films.\u00a0 Of those I chose my favorites have already been posted for the features here and here.\u00a0 The shorts were harder for me to sort through so it took longer to get this out there for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[99,349,477,501,938,1087],"class_list":["post-27434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-year-enders","tag-animation","tag-fantasy","tag-horror","tag-indie-film","tag-short-film","tag-thriller"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27434"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27437,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27434\/revisions\/27437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}