See You Later

A highly cinematic and impressive short film, director James Berry displays an assured confidence and genuine sensitivity towards working with actors. Although largely dialogue-free, I felt queued into the character's inner thoughts and emotions in such away that it never felt unnatural or stagey.

The film is beautifully photographed to evoke the bittersweet melancholy of comforting memories fading away, and has a surprisingly effective score that never feels intrusive or overpowering.

Again, I highly recommend seeking out this short however possible.

I love this movie!

I saw it at a screening earlier this year and hear the producer/director, James Berry, talk. He has made an beautiful, intelligent film that truly captures how people experience loss, and the power of friendship and how uplifting it can be and its importance in our lives.

As someone who has also lost a friend, I could completely identify with Nate's anguish. The acting is excellent throughout, as is the score.

I wish there was a little more dialogue at times, but this film is really special.

This is one of the best short films that I have seen - and I've seen a lot. The director, James Berry, has such a strong and distinctive visual style, which makes this film really stand out from the crowd.

The photography is beautiful and the acting is great all round. I wish the girl (Eleese Longino) was in more films because she is one of the best things here. The guys are also really good as you totally believe that they've been best friends for years.

This movie really connected with me and has stayed in my thoughts, which is quite unusual for me. A great result for all involved - I'm looking forward to what these guys do next.

I had the pleasure of seeing See You Later after seeing the director's (James Berry) earlier short, The Break In, and by seeing them in succession you can really see the growth of a filmmaker. Here, Berry tackles multiple locations, dialogue, color photography, and a much more mature story; a young man coming to terms with the loss of his best friend and how his loss affects his relationship with his girlfriend. It's a gritty film and through its grit we really get an understanding for the world these two friends inhabit. Another name worth mentioning is cinematographer, Andy Waruszewski, who shot the film beautifully in super 16mm, from the use of hand-held shots and natural lighting, often times creating a cinema-vérité feel with many memorable shots. In Berry's last film he proved that he had a tremendous understanding of editing and here he proves that again, early on with the quick succession of images to the more complex staging with the protagonist dealing with a character whose really not there. Finally there's the music, Berry has chosen music to underscore the images very carefully, choosing Eliot Smith and Badly Drawn Boy. Each song helps us connect with the characters and really drive home the emotions. A good short film, in this reviewers mind, presents a unique visual style, have it's own unique voice and visual style, James Berry's See You Later most certainly has all three.