Once I started watching this short film I couldn't pull myself away from it. The short is called "VARMiNT," and it sucked me right into its dark, comedic, and disturbing world. It's a very clever, fresh, and unique story that was beautifully shot. The amazing film is Nsfw, but it's worth watching when you have a chance. It's very different than anything I've seen recently. There may be some disturbing aspects, but it does carry a powerful massage about hate. Here's the synopsis:
The death of child-hood: VARMiNT follows a filthy 12 year-old feral boy, whose only link to his past are a pair of underpants and tattered baby blanket. Sleeping in trees, he fights to survive by scavenging nearby farms at night. When he becomes obsessed with the mechanical wonders of a local farmer’s tractor, survival could prove fatal.
The violent conclusion challenges lessons in adulthood, social conventions, and...
The death of child-hood: VARMiNT follows a filthy 12 year-old feral boy, whose only link to his past are a pair of underpants and tattered baby blanket. Sleeping in trees, he fights to survive by scavenging nearby farms at night. When he becomes obsessed with the mechanical wonders of a local farmer’s tractor, survival could prove fatal.
The violent conclusion challenges lessons in adulthood, social conventions, and...
- 9/9/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
One could say that Dances With Films had a "sweet sixteen," as the sixteenth year of the Santa Monica-based independent film festival recently wrapped up its most successful year yet, expanding to more days and selling out more screenings than ever before. Having taken place from May 30 to June 9, Dances With Films just announced its roster of winners, with the recipient of the Grand Jury Prize in the Feature Competition garnering distribution with Gravitas Ventures. Below is the full list of Dances With Films prizes. The Industry Choice Award, given to a filmmaker by a jury of industry luminaries including producers Steven Wegner and Cindy Cowan, is now in its third year of being awarded at the festival. For more information about the films and prizes, check out the film's website. Grand Jury Award, Competition Features: "Coyote," Writer/Dir/Prod: Joe Eddy Grand Jury Award, Competition Shorts: "Varmint," Director: Joel Knoernschild Audience Award,...
- 6/10/2013
- by Clint Holloway
- Indiewire
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