BEFORE SEVEN | Omeleto

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A woman babysits two girls. Sage is a young American woman working in London as a babysitter. She gets called in to watch over two little girls, who are delightful to babysit. But as the day wears into the evening, Sage starts to feel something amiss, as small signs and unreturned messages add up to a more ominous meaning. But when the girls' parent fails to return at the end of Sage's shift, Sage's protective instincts towards her young charges take over as she attempts to get to the bottom of the looming crisis. But what she discovers is much more surprising than what anyone thought. Co-directed by Austin and Westin Ray from a script written by Westin, this short drama has a gentle start, as a cheerful, competent Sage enters the world of the little girls she's tasked to watch. Emmeline and Abigail are charming, smart and well-behaved, and Sage herself instantly telegraphs a solicitous warmth and trustworthiness Their mother, however, seems distracted and anxious, but that tension is easily overlooked as Sage spends time with the little girls, making them meals and playing with them. Together, they make a comfortable bubble of security, and the storytelling luxuriates in this atmosphere, with an eye for sweet details and gestures of care and comfort. Sage and the girls bond together, and it's easy to see why Sage cares for them so much, even though she has just met them. But visually, the film also takes advantage of the cool, slightly alienating modernist feel of the g

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