Things Fall Apart

2003
10m

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A city dweller/office drone, obsessed with material consumption, is forced to confront the violence of his surroundings after witnessing a brutal crime that knocks him out of his stuporA city dweller/office drone, obsessed with material consumption, is forced to confront the violence of his surroundings after witnessing a brutal crime that knocks him out of his stuporA city dweller/office drone, obsessed with material consumption, is forced to confront the violence of his surroundings after witnessing a brutal crime that knocks him out of his stupor

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Nominated for the City Of Venice Award at the Venice Film Festival and called favorite short film at the London Film Festival by the critic for The Guardian Newspaper.

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9/10

Brilliant!! An auteur in the making.

I stumbled upon this short film randomly at the Venice Film Festival last fall, I think it was up for an award, I don't quite remember how I ended up in the theater, but I have to say, I have never seen anything like it before.

It was emotionally completely overwhelming- an absolutely brilliant, innovative use of visuals, music, and sound to convey a single mood and theme. It wasn't narrative, but it wasn't experimental in the modern artsy pretentious way either. It was something completely new and different.

It really was like watching a piece of art; albeit a very disturbing piece of art.

The director mentioned that the piece was unfinished; I can't wait to see a full feature by him. He's one of those innovative young filmmakers that could change the medium.