Memory Card

After stumbling across this short film on Kickstarter it instantly grabbed my interest. I quickly decided to back the project and have recently been able to watch the final film. I think it shows a lot of promise and personally I would love to see a feature length version down the line, especially because I believe there is a market for it.

That being said, I wasn't a fan of the lead actor, he came across quite wooden and the supporting actor definitely put in a stronger performance. I know it is a short film but I do feel like it could have benefitted from a slightly longer run time to help get the characters motivations over to the audience. However the film was wonderfully put together and the cinematography was beautiful.

If you are like me and you are a fan of games particularly from that era then you will most likely enjoy it.

You can tell a lot of love went into making this. A love for film and gaming. They seamlessly intertwined PS1 style graphics and references into a live action short better then I've ever seen. Short or full length. Even beyond the astonishing visual effects, the story is really engaging as well. While I would have liked to see more about the characters and world. I think for a 23 minute short there was enough to suck you in and keep you invested. If anything my wanting for more from it is a testament to how impressive it all is. Lastly, a shout out to the actors. You can tell everyone had real passion in their performances and it they really helped sell this feeling like a true passion project with a lot of effort and love behind it.

I saw Memory Card at a film festival with literally no prior knowledge of what was going to be played; and to my surprise I got this absolute gem.

Maybe I'm biased due to the concept in general, but it's hard to overlook the visuals and score of this short film. The films master track is absolutely phenomenal; containing small details and references to popular genres and classics among retro gaming. And as simple as some of the transitions are, the sound production helps pull it all together and gives it a really fuzzy and warm nostalgic feel.

I cannot recommend giving this a watch ENOUGH.

Taras and his cast were really on to something with this style of production and I'd love to see this crew come together again.