So as my readers may know, I am an avid twitter user. I’m a tweet-a-holic. I practically LIVE on twitter. So, it’s no surprise that I have made a few REALLY awesome friends, in short 140 character-or-less bursts.
I have also been fortunate enough to come into contact and forge friendships with a large number of people whose work I genuinely respect. If you have read my blog or follow my twitter, I’m sure you’ve seen me go on at great length about the incredible Joke and Biagio (@jokeandbiagio on twitter) and the help they have given me.
I have been fortunate enough to also forge a friendship with Julie Keck and Jessica King (@kingisafink on twitter). Despite the fact that we live less than 100 miles apart, and the ladies even waved at my hometown as they drove by on their way to Egofest recently, we have yet to meet face to face, or for that matter, even speak on the phone. The entirety of our communication has been confined to that social media site that I keep referencing, yet I count them as friends and I have the utmost respect for their work.
So, when they tweeted a link to watch their short film Snow Bunny via streaming video I knew I had to watch it. I even tweeted to tell them as much.
I promised the ladies a review of the film. Given how busy I am of late, that was kind of a boneheaded move on my part, and with the chaotic hell my day became while trying to make simple travel arrangements to New York City (a story for another blog. Short version: FUCK expedia.com) I almost forgot.
But as I said, I count Julie and Jessica as friends, and you don’t forget your friends.
So I offer my review below (which will likely be shorter than the rambling preamble. Leave me be. Its late and I tend to run at the mouth). You may think with all my talk about friendship and such that this review will be biased. Hell, you may be right, but just as you don’t forget your friends, you also don’t bullshit them, so I will try to be as honest as possible in my reflections on Snow Bunny.
Okay really starting the review now.
Snow Bunny, the just-under-thirty minute short film from King is a Fink Productions, is a glimpse into the life of a seemingly normal American family. The film explores the marriage of Dean (Jeremy Price) and Abigail (Marci Ackerhalt-Price). Focus shifts from their playful, sometimes resentful banter, to their strained and challenging interactions with their children, Mandy (Naomi Trinidad) and Delilah (Lia Trinidad).
One of the finest elements of this film is the realism with which the family’s interaction is portrayed. King and Keck capture the swelling tension of a father whose patience is being tested perfectly, without compromising the story by leaping into high drama. As any parent can tell you, a simple afternoon drive with two children can generate heart-attack inducing stress. This is conveyed flawlessly in the film.
The children’s performances, though brief, are spot on. Each moment with the children captures the essence of a child’s-eye view of the family dynamic through plot and dialogue, and in one particular scene that view is literally conveyed by the skillful cinematography of Jessica King.
The dialogue in the film is real and intense in its lack of intensity. Simply put, the characters in Snow Bunny talk the way people talk, which is an often overlooked element in a screenplay. It is all too easy for a screenwriter to fall into the trap of trying to cram as much witty dialogue into their character’s mouths as possible (not that I would ever be guilty of such a thing…;)). King and Keck avoid this trap and make every word spoken in the film believable and real.
There were two elements of the film that fell a little short for me. I felt that some of the conversations could have been edited a bit differently and the pace was a little off in some spots. This is mostly during the conversation between Dean and Abigail in the second act of the film. The realistic dialogue almost makes up for the pacing being off, but there are a few spots in which its slightly jarring. I also felt that Jeremy Price’s performance as Dean left a little something to be desired. Having extremely natural dialogue to deliver, he still came off on occasion as if he were reading the role rather than being it, to borrow a term from my acting teacher. This becomes slightly more apparent when his performance is weighed against that of Marci Ackerhalt-Price, who is brilliant in the role of Abigail. Price’s expressions and body language in the film were excellent, but his performance seemed to slip whenever he was called upon to speak.
The climax of the film is disturbing yet comforting in a bizarre way. I won’t spoil it for you, but it is probably one of the most tense moments I have witnessed in a short film. I adored it.
All told, I think Snow Bunny is an excellent film and I highly recommend it. Despite my few criticisms, I found it a truly enjoyable way to spend 26 minutes, and it was well worth the price of admission!
You can watch Snow Bunny online OR order it on DVD at https://www.indieflix.com/film/snow-bunny-30390/
Thanks,
Travis
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