2009
Contact is an independent short film by written and directed by Jeremiah Kipp. It’s based on the story The Pod by Carl Kelsch and is filmed in black and white. It’s about a woman named Koreen (Zoe Daelman Chlanda) who takes a drug with her lover and how she slips into an unreal and horrific reality.
What struck me most about this short film is the lack of dialogue in it. There are very few words said, which gives it a very creepy feel due to the music, composed by Tom Burns, which replaces it in many places. It can be very unsettling at times and that virtually makes words unnecessary. Another aspect that I really love is the fact that it’s shot in black and white. For a short film I think that everything being in black and white can pull you more into the story more quickly as needed because you can manipulate the creepiness factor much more than in color. For example, in the beginning scene there is an older couple fussing around their dining room table and there is kind of a light fog that is in the room making it look like it is perhaps somehow disused or foreboding in aspect.
The only problem I have at all with Contact is the with how the most important and horrific scene in it is shot. I am not going to describe what is happening in the scene as not to give it away, but the camerawork during it is a bit shaky and it is very hard for me to focus on what exactly is going on in it. Since that is the case I’m not entirely sure exactly what is occurring until after the scene happens. Maybe that is the intent, I’m not too sure. There are some quite effective fades between scenes which are very well done and the setting of the drug deal is very atmospheric and post apocalyptic in feel.
I always give independent film makers kudos for making their horror dreams come true. Contact may have some faults, but I find it to be pretty entertaining and well worth watching.
Watch the film Contact here.
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