We watch a young man driving his car to a park. He has come with all intentions of ending his life. He carries a rope to a selected spot where he plans to do away with it all. Evidently, the time is not right. He keeps looking at his watch that shows it is not quite 10a.m. yet. We can hear what is going on in his mind. His thoughts about the finality of the act he came to do, are mingled with a tragedy in his own life that involved the woman in his life.
The appearance of the dog at the side of the picnic table where he is standing, captures his attention. The man appears to hesitate for a moment. Will he do it? The ambiguous interpretation poses a puzzle for us. There are things unresolved in his head. Could if be that he is not quite ready to kill himself?
The short film, written and directed by Ian Clay, a Canadian filmmaker, is a gripping account of a man facing his own demise. Although it is not made clear, one cannot help but wonder if the man we see is really a victim, or a murderer that finds himself at the end of his own rope.
Jason Britt, as the young man, is intense in his resolve. Although he never speaks, we can see what is going on in his mind by the expressions in his face. Mr. Clay did his own camera work. Jose Villalobos' fine music score works well with the atmosphere it helps to achieve.
The appearance of the dog at the side of the picnic table where he is standing, captures his attention. The man appears to hesitate for a moment. Will he do it? The ambiguous interpretation poses a puzzle for us. There are things unresolved in his head. Could if be that he is not quite ready to kill himself?
The short film, written and directed by Ian Clay, a Canadian filmmaker, is a gripping account of a man facing his own demise. Although it is not made clear, one cannot help but wonder if the man we see is really a victim, or a murderer that finds himself at the end of his own rope.
Jason Britt, as the young man, is intense in his resolve. Although he never speaks, we can see what is going on in his mind by the expressions in his face. Mr. Clay did his own camera work. Jose Villalobos' fine music score works well with the atmosphere it helps to achieve.