The Long Goodbye

Powerful. And it's happening everywhere now.

Makes a point. Where we are from shouldn't be the question. We all contribute to the totality of our society. It's up to us to change it for the better.

Riz Ahmed is such a talented artist and performer. Saw "Relay" and it drew me to this short. I want more!

Going back to the early beginnings of "cinema" yes cinema. The art of storytelling was intended to be a visual expression. You cannot get more visual than the ethnic class or the color of peoples skin, race or creed. This is an "ism" that's existed from the beginning of time. This movie short does exactly what a film should convey and personify. Love it or hate it, One cannot ignore the message.

A manifesto against racist hate and against complicity of authorities to a form of encouragement of brutal expressions of exclusion.

A confession, in same measure.

A recapitulation of an attitude of fear and vulnerability and abuse against the other.

A large family and its prepaires for a happy event. Paramilitary in neighborhood. And brutal intervantions against people . Pure racism at the first sight.

But the final part is a good demonstration about little more . Riz Ahmed proposes a large - precise portrait of the relations, source of hate, integration in British society , history of U. K. and the premises of global society, out of race or origin of ancesters.

In short, just a powerful film.

These kind of politically charged short films are getting old. And by "these kind" I mean the ones that hyperbolize very real social conflicts with nothing new to say.

It's a well made short film though... Well acted, well shot, well edited, well graded... Also kinda murky on the Sound Design but not too distracting.

But yea, overall... 5/10.

Well well well, this is my first time watching a short movie and it won't be the last one.

Some important political messages within 12 minutes, great job from Riz Ahmed and his magnificent performance, I don't know if I'm supposed to talk about performance in a 12min film but I can not ignore that one.

Made my night.