Refuge | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee November 13, 2020

Refuge

By Sina Sultani with 6.6

sci fi · Short Films · english

Right from the opening itself, the viewer is taken into the heart of action of the story. In an almost video-game-like experience, we begin to see characters flee from some sort of a violent attack which is eventually concluded to be an alien invasion. The frame remains wide while the approach remains macro, and yet, we are allowed to follow two specific characters, a man and his pregnant wife, as they run for shelter, away from this catastrophic onslaught.

The film also brings in special effects within its fold with notable potential and a palpable fervour, allowing the viewer a deeper participation in the story. The entirety of the short is a fleeing sequence in a desperate bid to find shelter while the destruction continues, the visuals presented forth in no equivocal terms by the narrative. However, it would have been more engaging to see a cause and effect relationship in the plot which only presents the viewer with a moment in time, nothing preceding or succeeding it.
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