A kitchen ravaged by egg shell strewn chaos all in the name of love opens up Dan Boaden’s tragi-comedy Pet Name which breaks down the very epitome of a toxic anxious-avoidant relationship cycle. Pet Name from Heretic Productions, chosen by Dn as one of the Essential British Shorts from the 2022 edition of The Shortest Nights, follows a young couple celebrating a birthday, rife with rich palpable tension, as a beloved moniker is revealed to be nothing but a casual repeated nickname. Boaden wrote the script alongside regular collaborator Amille Jampa-Ngoen, who was already undertaking her own research on the subject matter, creating a narrative which bounces from a supposedly cute and loving relationship with plans for a wondrous nostalgic day out to a seaside-set series of hateful little jibes and jabbing microaggressions. Visually Pet Name was crafted to embody a timeless and vintage look which only further reflects the destructive cycle of behaviour,...
- 9/7/2023
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
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