Despite the insistent quacking of a Brooklynite in between films, the short showcase put on by the Brooklyn Film Festival was an invigorating experience -- a presentation of some truly talented individuals who will likely impress many when their features eventually unfurl.
"Tennis" by Darren Herczeg was first up and we can't imagine a weirder way to start an evening. Short and sweet (the total run time being a scant four minutes), the movie documents a match between two highly aggressive players, sweating and grunting as they slam the ball back and forth. But when one athlete misses his shot, "Tennis" takes a darker turn: soldiers storm the court and prepare him for execution, exhibiting their strict no-loser policy. It's funny through and through, managing to be enjoyable while critiquing the inherent rigid, stuck-up nature of the sport. Like a more sober example of an "Adult Swim" show with its...
"Tennis" by Darren Herczeg was first up and we can't imagine a weirder way to start an evening. Short and sweet (the total run time being a scant four minutes), the movie documents a match between two highly aggressive players, sweating and grunting as they slam the ball back and forth. But when one athlete misses his shot, "Tennis" takes a darker turn: soldiers storm the court and prepare him for execution, exhibiting their strict no-loser policy. It's funny through and through, managing to be enjoyable while critiquing the inherent rigid, stuck-up nature of the sport. Like a more sober example of an "Adult Swim" show with its...
- 6/9/2012
- by Christopher Bell
- The Playlist
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