Uninverso

Marcos DeBrito's crazed short film "Uninverso" ("Uninverse" a mixture between Universe and Inverse) presents Saulo (Rodrigo Matheus) a man who lives in a paralel universe where everything is upside down and here we follow his daily activities at home and also at work where he tries to conduct things and deal with other people but everything is the opposite of what he tries to do. One clear example is when he uses the sink and the water flows in a different direction, almost as if flying from the sink; or a more dangerous moment is when the ceiling fan keeps pushing papers and other objects at his workplace where he discusses his colleague's work - later we find out a tragedy took place in the office.

The more the story progresses the most tragicomical everything gets. It's quite a tough view for viewers since 85% of the movie is shown upside down - there are times when are adjusted to the main character's view - but whenever the screen is all upside down it's a chaos inside our heads. It's a nightmarish state of mind, chaotic and confusing as hell and the story seems to present a deeper mystery towards the conclusion, like certain sci-fi flicks tend to show. That last part wasn't so involving, it presents things but doesn't explain all that much. Given a feature film treatment, this would reach a wider audience and generate plenty of buzz afterwards since it's a very intriguing movie, well-acted and well-photographed, and makes viewers curious about everything. How and when the world changed for Saulo and everybody? Is it just for him or other people live and feel this inverse universe? Is there a way out of there or can the world return to its original form, everything back to normal? I was intrigued all the way. 8/10.