The Dark Walk Backward

The Pasadena International Film Festival was the first fest that I made it out to this year and I saw many surprisingly good shorts and this was one of them. This one was beautifully shot and I felt like it was easy to get pulled in by it..which isn't easy for a short film. What I liked most about this film was it delivered a range of emotions. First, I was in awe of the scenery and then I was in awe of the acting. The actor who plays the father character was surprisingly good. Some of the scenes were very emotional due to the circumstances of the story and they were done very well. The story goes from emotional and sad to creepy and although I didn't cry during the sad moments I did jump during one moment of the film which was executed well. The film did seem to run a little long in some areas but this may have been the filmmaker's intent. Overall, this was well-shot and very creepy short.. and it had themes that stuck with me for a while after I watched it.