Fetch

This was one of the best short films I have seen in years. Compelling story, beautifully shot, great acting.

The audience I saw this film with was engaged throughout. This story of a young boy's emotional and physical journey was told artfully through great direction, wonderful acting and masterful editing and sound. I felt a strong connection to several of the characters in the film, including the boy. The movie could have turned out very heavy-handed in the emotional journey, but the director and actors held back enough for it to feel natural and true.

The cinematography was beautiful, without seeming overdone. Every shot put me in the film and led me through the story. I was not an outsider looking in, but connected to the characters and scenery in every shot.

I highly recommend this film.

A simple story, seductive for realism degree and for beautiful performances. A boy wishes to be with his mother. The grandmother tries to help him, with love and delicacy. But , obvious, unfortunatelly, it is not just enough. So, young Linney goes to find his mom and the experiences are far to be pleasant ones.

The return offers new traits to the conflict against grandmother and a terrible accident , like the cakes and the cap make the things more difficult for boy.

A compensation, a surprise are base for an essential decision .

Nathan Gamble offers admirable portrait of confused, angry and honest in his fury and regrets Linney. And Laura Drake is the nice option for grandmother. A film as kick to reflection.

My husband and I had to miss the preview of this film and so were happy to be able to order a personal copy on DVD. From the menu title page to the many added extras at the end - it was very professional in every way. The cinematography was beautiful throughout - the story believable and kept us engaged all the way through. I thought it was too short and was not ready for it to end! I especially liked the little boy. I can tell he is a great actor already even at his young age and look forward to following his career as he will be used in many more projects in upcoming years. I know this film has been a dream of Kevin's for a very long time and it is a true joy to watch the finished project unfold before our eyes. I think he is a very talented writer and director and look forward to many more films from him in the future. Great job, Kevin! You have a bright future ahead of you! Blessings!

Heartwarming tale of a boy's search for home. I really enjoyed the art direction and overall mood of the film. Nathan Gamble played an amazing role as a boy searching for a place in the world, a mother, and what it means to call somewhere or something "home". Having heard a live reading of the script in the early stages, I could see where changes were made to help make the story line and character development more cohesive. The cinematography was also a strong point of the film. The warm colors in the interior "home" shots contrasted nicely with the colder desaturated colors of the outdoor "journey" shots. Overall the film was was good, and my only suggestion is that there could have been more attention paid to frame compositions and music direction.

The highlight and first thing to be mentioned is the consummate Nathan Gamble as the lead character Linney. A spectacular actor well beyond his few years (and most other actors) more than competently handles many difficult scenes to bring the main premise of this story excellent believability and sharp reality. He is accompanied by a great cast to bring together a genuine, meaningful and insightful story into a very good short film.

Some small faults, almost impossible to avoid with independent filmmaking, detract little from the enjoyability of a moving and honestly told tale. The DVD, available from the website, fills in every other aspect with an amazing array of equally interesting and enjoyable extras.