digital-probe

A complicated and surreal love between two serial killers is played out in this experimental piece by Fredrik S. Hana. It sings a harmony between some of the older video nasties as this complex drama is played out in a Gonzo fashion, blended noise and electronic music accompanies a mix of colour and black and white art. Somewhere between the dire food, run down apartment and bags of blood and gore there's a young couple with their beautiful lives ahead of them.. kinda? I love the psychedelic tune that accompanies the meal at the end.. who doesn't like dinner and a show in a psychotronic fashion of course.

This supernatural horror is something special and I'd love to see more of it, alas I feel trying to add a detailed back story to this would ruin the fun but more of this would be great.

Hangman follows the dismal life of Evan, his life has hit rock bottom, his wife has left him and his dog doesn't want to stay with him, but what's worse is that the effects of his poor choices seems to be following him around in the guise of a hanging body that seems to appear when he leasts expects it.

Directed by Patryk Terelak and Rockwell White there's a heavy bombing synth track that sets this in a nouvelle 70's with chunky fonts and a relaxed lifestyle but VR and tech are in abundance. I love the combination which is seen in a lot of modern horrors like It Follows.

A beautiful short by Kibwe Tavares starring Daniel Kaluuya who most will know from Get Out. In this tantalizing short he's a street kid who accidentally discovers a giant fish while out trying to make his fortune with his best friend. A simple lucky shot on their camera with the amazing giant jumping fish cements his fame and fortune and his small town transforms form the increased tourism, turning his little fishing town into a Neo Africa.

The film follows the rise and fall of both man and town, as the fish had never been seen again, now aged our young hero, now along and long forgotten as the man who spotted the biggest catch, shuffled through the ruins he heads out to sea and that's when the storytelling begins to overtake the dramatic visuals.

There's a meld of time and success, love and regret all mixed into the ending, the fish seems to be more of a symbol than a fine catch, but I think it's fluid enough to allow viewers to make up their own minds about what it represents for them.