Broken

Nolan North leads a cast of young performers, all of whom display genuine depth and maturity in a script dealing with real and serious issues, of interest to many thoughtful world citizens. North and the rest of the cast are 'Diamonds In The Rough,' who have amazing potential to reach true greatness in their profession. While many of them would not be considered 'great actors', I see most of them - especially North - as highly credible and consistently bankable performers along the lines of Fred MacMurray, James Garner and Dean Jones. It is a delight to see performers who do not have the stuffy pretentiousness of actors who are TRYING to be 'great actors,' but who are consistently credible in displaying genuine emotions and delivering solid, electrifying performances. This movie was obviously a 'Labor of Love' for the entire cast and crew and I look forward to seeing the efforts of this talented group in many more movies and television programs. Sincerely, Heather, Sangre de Cristo, CO, USA

This was one of the most compelling films I've seen in the past few years. Great story line and excellent acting. I was pulled into the story and wanted more... Very rare that I feel that way about a film. Where is the full 2 hour movie???

I enjoyed watching Broken and come up short with the proper words to describe this rather genre defying endeavor. Firstly, the direction showed a very understated yet mature handling style that tells a story though chooses not to put its feet down on what we as the audience should ascertain from it. The film does not pander, as many other short films do, to the audience through shock or mock. Broken is a multifaceted and layered story that raises questions it does not seek to directly respond. We are left with a story about a man who was redempted from a "broken" experience, or was he? A seemingly harmless frolick south of the border turned into a life changing -- and shattering -- experience. All the principals players in that experience, the girlfriend, the jail guard, the sympathetic paramedic, were impacted by the "broken' experience in life altering ways, yet departed from the story as mysteriously as they entered it. In the closing scene, as the surfer heads off to another wave seemingly salvaged from this experience, what really happened to him, and all of them? That is one of the mysteries of this film, and indeed, of life itself. Was Broken the beginning, the end or a process? In that way, are we all broken?

Nolan North leads a cast of young performers, all of whom display genuine depth and maturity in a script dealing with real and serious issues, of interest to many thoughtful world citizens. North and the rest of the cast are 'Diamonds In The Rough,' who have amazing potential to reach true greatness in their profession. While many of them would not be considered 'great actors', I see most of them - especially North - as highly credible and consistently bankable performers along the lines of Fred MacMurray, James Garner and Dean Jones. It is a delight to see performers who do not have the stuffy pretentiousness of actors who are TRYING to be 'great actors,' but who are consistently credible in displaying genuine emotions. This movie was obviously a 'Labor of Love' for the entire cast and crew and I look forward to seeing the efforts of this talented group in many more movies and television programs. Sincerely, Heather, Sandre de Cristo, CO, USA

This film is powerful, intense, well directed and well acted. The director is able to generate compassion and concern for the characters in a short amount of time. It gets right to the point and drives it home. I believe it's a testament to how desensitized we can become under the right (or wrong) circumstances. What I still can't believe is that this is a true story! Again, a powerful film and one I definitely recommend.