Nakusa

As a young student, I studied Rachmaninov in music class. His level of mastery, his disappointments, depression his comeback. Seeing this young artist's work as a writer, director and actor creating her debut short film portraying the possible range of emotions Rachmaninov felt in a mesmerizing SciFi style of cinema filmmaking and as an actor. I look forward to more of her work in the future.

The combination of story-telling, fantasy, parallels to a composer's life struggles (Rachmaninoff), and music makes for a new and entertaining experience. The only reason I didn't rate this higher is because I expect this director/writer/producer/actress to develop her art to levels even higher than this, her first effort and need to leave room for 9 or 10 star ratings in the future!

Jennifer Kramer and Linda Palmer have created a surreal landscape to tell this heartbreaking story. Their film is spellbinding and hauntingly beautiful. Kramer is mesmerizing as the wounded NAKUSA of the title. A finely conceived and directed experimental short that will stay with you.

This mesmerizing short film stayed with me long after the credits rolled. Beautifully shot with a haunting score, I look forward to seeing what next this director develops. Nakisha is beautiful.

Nakusa is a groundbreaking short film that defines the description "experimental." Jennifer Kramer is a visionary who created the concept, title, wrote, produced, co-directed and stars in her first short. It's a unique film that goes inside the mind of classical composer Rachmaninoff like never before. With the narrative of loss and trauma interwoven around the classical music, Kramer has created a new genre. Musical Monologues on film. It's a Jennifer Kramer film, and she proves that a filmmaker and actor can invent a piece of work that goes beyond boundaries. Bravo!