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Horst in Translation ([email protected])
"Call Girl" is a 5-minute short film from last year directed by Jill Gevargizian and written by Eric Havens. It is a little horror movie about a guy who invites a woman over for a date. However, things are not the way they seem and that goes for both characters. We get to watch the action through a static camera which is actually a webcam and Harvey is communicating with us on several occasions. He occasionally shows signs and mannerisms from his character on "Human Centipede", the insanity obviously, but also the coughing for example. I thought this film started off okay and Harvey certainly known how to portray creepy. There is one moment especially when we see him move towards the camera and because of the camera's buffering he appears right in front of us the next camera shot. That was certainly well done in terms of creepy. However, when the whole thing turns into a psychotic massacre towards the end, the film loses all its suspense and it's not a convincing work in my opinion. As a whole, I hoped for more and I also hope Gevargizian can step thing up for future projects as it looks she is still at the very early stages of her career.
paddybass
Wow. Although Jill Sixx's debut short clocks in at only 6 minutes (heh heh) it's one of the best little flick's I've ever had the privilege of seeing. The performances of it's leading lad and lady are stellar and the skewed, bizarre viewing angle adds so much tension to the whole piece.This is an amazing short that demands viewing if it's showing in your area. The music, editing, effects and performances make it stand out from a legion of other shorts invading festivals everywhere.Jill has just announced a second project "The Stylist", which has me exceptionally excited considering the quality of Call Girl. It was actually this movie that enticed me to approach Tristan Risk for my third short film. She is just wonderful bringing a mix of vulnerability and power to the role in equal measure.Laurence is stunning and I won't go into his performance too much, as I don't want to risk posting any spoilers for this amazing piece.Seriously, this film has inspired me as a film-maker and I can only imagine the heights someone of Jill Sixx will reach in her career, considering this is her debut piece.
