Hello, Again

Charming short film I saw at a film festival.

The actress, Naomi Scott, was particularly skilled: she has an animated and incredibly expressive face that enabled her to bring much more inner life to her character than was likely written on the page.

The story is pretty straightforward: the day after attending his mother's funeral, a young man goes to visit his grave. There he encounters a lovely young woman visiting the grave of her father, which turns out to be right next to his mother. The subsequent dialog involves them interspersing their addressed their deceased loved one, segueing to talking with each other, and back and forth, ultimately finding a moment of comfort in encountering someone who is experiencing a similar grief.

The main character is, believably, altered by the momentary encounter, although, at the end, I felt left a little hanging: I wanted to see more of what happens to these characters.

The filmmaker talked to the audience at the film festival I attended, and indicated that they are, indeed, seeking financing to expand this into a full feature film. I hope they succeed in doing so.

And I'm going to have to check out some of Naomi Scott's other work; she strikes me as a very promising actress.