MARTHA THE MONSTER | Omeleto

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A monster questions her identity. Martha is a part-time actor and aspiring stand-up comedian, trying to find her place in a difficult industry and a crowded, busy city. She's also a monster in a world where humans and monsters co-exist, yet the sensitive and insecure soul struggles to fit in with either side. She's trying to find her footing, but assimilating into a world made for humans isn't working out too well for her. But after a disastrous stand-up set, Martha meets Kevin, a monster who's proud of who he is and unafraid to reveal his horns -- and offers Martha a new way of accepting herself in a cold, hostile world. Writer-director Christopher Weekes's magical short drama is a wonderful work of empathy, which plays its premise and builds its world lightly in service of a heartwarming story about self-acceptance, kindness and compassion. Subtle and expressive visual effects work stands alongside muted, naturalistic cinematography and touches of comedy to evoke a world similar in feel to Spike Jonze's work. Like Jonze's films, this short has a similar visionary playfulness in its vision of the world and its evocation of humanity in all its awkwardness by endearingly odd, furry creatures. But "Martha" is more emotionally sincere and direct, with no ambivalence about evoking its titular character's emotional journey, from pain to fear to hope. Martha is voiced by actress Rose Byrne, whose soft-spoken, supple voice endows the character with plenty of charm, awkwardness

Published 2019-10-02 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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