Ode to Los Angeles | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee March 1, 2021

Ode to Los Angeles

By Katerina Kan with 6.4

poetry · Short Films · english

The narratorial voice in the film employs poetry to present its views to you, also allowing a glimpse into the several experiences the narrator has undergone and wishes to portray. As the title suggests, the film opens with the her understanding of the city of Los Angeles and all that this relationship has come to stand for her in all its nuances, layers and moments that have been thrown her way.

However, soon the tone changes from being an outward to an inward glance, that continues to grow in intimacy and the time it spends on each thought. As violence, harassment, sexism, patriarchy and the struggle of achieving all that one had set out to in the city takes center stage, cynicism finds its way into the narrative. Further, there is the use of an experimental approach in the portrayal of everything the words are expressing using symbolic, corresponding images.

Though a product of limited resources, the voice and tone of the film exhibits notable potential. The same is translated into the final result as well, leaving the door open for more such endeavors.
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