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A Barge and Its Wind (2010)
tremendous amount of ambition for such a young talent
A BARGE AND ITS WIND has designs for the festival circuit and shows quite a bit of promise as DVDs are beginning to make the rounds since its World Premiere. Having viewed the film, Keitj utilizes the stark industrial surroundings of Cleveland to his advantage. A dystopia film about a government conspiracy involving a mysterious boat docked in Cleveland's harbor, the movie has a tremendous amount of ambition for such a young talent. The look and feel is an art house aesthetic on classic gore driven genre fare to create a blend of science gone wrong with the supernatural. The characters of the story are a bit murky to understand as Keitjrelies more on a cinematic narrative delivered through camera movement and special effects rather than a full on story structure. You're immediately thrust into trying to understand your surroundings when the terror attacks in this experimental horror short. My opinion is that with a larger budget Keitj's efforts could draw him comparisons to Clive Barker and Matthew Barney in the same breath. The sense of style is unique as it ushers in a feeling of confusion with the graphic content fueling the film's progression. The allegories of science fiction to the supernatural would be more defined in a feature length film, but it packs quite a punch despite its shoestring budget. Its further success will largely be attributed to Keitj's devoted cast and crew and their continued involvement in his next project.