Karen Lam's Stalled is another strong entry, one of the darkest short films that I've seen in some time, nearly perfectly told. The description states that "Alex Macey is getting divorced. In an underground parking garage, an emotional call to his wife cuts out. Returning to his car he confronts a would-be carjacker. With violent results." That is a very simple way of telling what is a much more complicated story with a punch to the gut ending. David Lewis wrote and stars in this and has a perfect expression as the story comes to a close. Lam has released The Curse of Willow Song this year and is working on the anthology Thomas Tessier's World of Hurt and I will definitely be tracking both of those down.
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