The Lighter | Short Film Nominee

Short Film Nominee May 2, 2021

The Lighter

By Frederic Van Strydonck with 6.9

ad film · Short Films · english

The entirety of the video is shot on a smartphone, bringing to life efficient use of resources marked by their own self-imposed limitation. The story portrays for us a single day in the life of the protagonist who finds himself in possession of a strange lighter. As he walks around London, playing with its magical abilities, lovely images are conjured before you.

Lighting up its flame turns day into night, and extinguishing it reverses the effect. The visuals tell a beautiful story, coupled with an equally strong edit. The seamless transitions make the narrative more than what it already is until the fateful moment when the lighter finally disappears as quickly as it had appeared in the protagonist's life.

The final product exhibits skill, sophistication, crisp storytelling and the lucid communication of all the intentions of the plot, marked by brevity as the cherry on top of it all.
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