Every now and then within the glut of short films throughout the world, you'll find one that's guaranteed to charm your socks off. And within the first decade of the 21st Century, you'll definitely find that with this Australian masterpiece.
Seven-year-old Chloe (played by Jahla Bryant, who has grown into quite the lovely young woman since this was filmed) was a flower girl at a recent wedding. The day after the wedding, she vows to make Jason Mohini (Ryan Fitzpatrick), the boy across the street her own future husband. The trouble is, Jason is more interested in BMX bike riding than girls.
Jason sees the older boys riding their bikes through his suburban Sydney neighborhood and wants in. He tried to remove the training wheels with the only tools he can find, asks his older brother (Max Lawson) for help riding without training wheels, seeks to build the perfect makeshift ramp to jump his bike with. All the while Chloe does some of the same things in the hopes of joining the boy she loves.
One thing I noticed as the movie progressed; The girl's hairstyle and outfits changed as she tried to get the boy's attention. She goes from being a middle childhood doyly to dressing more casual with every attempt to get his attention. You've got to give Kati Lehtonen and Julia McGrath some credit for that. And you truly have to give Michelle Lehman credit for the movie in general. I hope this movie will be available to the public for a long time in one way or another.
