WILL 'THE MACHINE' | Omeleto

From the creator

An athlete meets his match. Will is a dedicated athlete in Richmond, Virginia, with professional aspirations. But there's a difference between dedication and obsession... and Will is obsessed to the point of never smiling, never relaxing and never connecting with his fellow teammates. He trains relentlessly, earning the nickname "The Machine." But one day while training at a park, Will encounters a new, seemingly casual athlete named Joe, a young man who with seemingly little effort becomes his rival in terms of skill, speed and strength. Confronted with his limitations during a series of increasingly tense contests, Will reveals just how off-kilter he is. Writer/director Kent Lamm, along with co-writer and lead actor Chris Fornataro, has crafted a sharp, incisive character portrait of a young man dominated by brutal ambition and relentless pursuit of a goal to the exclusion of nearly everything else. Though its central subject is a football player, this is not a story about sports, but about a grasping, almost desperate need that masks itself through punishing drive. The visuals and writing take its cues from its main character, whether it's in the kinetic action shots that maintain a constructed, shadowy frame or the taut yet fragmented editing that emphasizes the methodical, pounding rhythm of Will's regimen. The few interactions it captures form a portrait of Will's isolation, including the way he pushes himself and how he pushes others away in his quest for achieve

Published 2019-11-18 · Watch on YouTube ↗
Availability and playback restrictions are controlled by the original channel.