MONSTERS | Omeleto

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A young girl lives in a bunker. Jenn lives in an underground bunker with her family, protected from the monsters roaming the world above. She has never been outside -- her entire life has been spent underground with mother Marie, father Henry and her brother Isaac, who all regularly go up to the surface to get food and resources to keep them alive. Jenn wants to go with them, and she even practices with her wooden sword to prepare. But one day, tired of being told she's too young to go up, she sneaks out and discovers something even more terrifying than she could ever imagine. Writer-director Steve Desmond -- along with co-writer Michael Sherman -- has conceived a fresh, inventive horror short that uses every element in the cinematic toolbox to create a compelling, effective storytelling experience about growing up, taking risks and being curious about the larger world beyond your childhood. With its tautly paced storytelling and editing, its ability to parse out just enough details to create a whole world, its terrific set of performances -- including SAY ANYTHING actress Ione Skye as the mother -- and its excellent score and sound design, this short feels much bigger in scale than its short runtime. The dynamimc camerawork is able to evoke a world outside the bunker that is much larger than its dark confines, and each propulsive story beat is created with immense skill and craftsmanship, powered by young Jenn's desire to go outside. As she makes it outside, the camera

Published 2019-03-13 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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