Waving is a beautifully constructed movie that has been skilfully infused with both conspicuous and surreptitious allegorism and symbolism. It intelligently depicts a calamitous, woeful tale that radiates the oppressive, often-illogical anxiety that surrounds the commonplace, everyday thoughts of those living with obsessive compulsive disorder.
Indeed, Rolfin Nyhus and Steven Brumwell are evidently old-school artisans who clearly take great pride in considering the composition of each shot in meticulous, infinitesimal detail. They thankfully refuse to bow down to an industry becoming more and more replete with, so called, directors who have fallen for the fallacy, the gross misconception that it's sufficient to simply tell an operator to hold a camera in front of some actors and let them play out the scene as they see fit. And trust me, Waving is all the more refreshing for it.
It is through great awareness and compassion that Ralph Ineson (The Witch, The Green Knight), brings all his experience to the lead role of Charlie, deftly probing into the troubled emotions, the self-inflicted misery the character so painfully resides in.
With first class lighting, operating, sound and editing this perfectly directed short, along with some sumptuous set-decoration, ingeniously illuminates this unrelenting, debilitating, exacting condition.
