This feature that got picked up, it’s something I wrote in an incredibly dark period of time. Jerry, my stepfather, had just died from a heart attack quite suddenly, and we realized he’d been hiding the fact that my mom has dementia. So I went to Upstate New York and spent a month in the house that I grew up in. A lot of what wound up in that script is based on things that I went through in high school, and feelings of sexuality that weren’t reciprocated—all these things that come up when you’re in a certain space. -Jae Matthews
What genre is the movie Beetlejuice? What genre would you call INLAND EMPIRE? all of my favorite media is damn near impossible to put into a single genre, and this 40minute short is exactly the kind of thing i LOVE.
if you aren't familiar already, Boy Harsher is an American music group formed in 2013 in Savannah, Georgia. the band consists of vocalist Jae Matthews and producer Augustus Muller. Knowing each other from film school, Muller and Matthews started the project Teen Dreamz in 2013, which acted as a precursor to Boy Harsher. The project consisted of Matthews performing her spoken word pieces and Muller providing a musical backing. Throughout the year, Teen Dreamz's sound became more danceable, as Matthews's vocals developed into a more expressive singing style. The band renamed their project as Boy Harsher in 2014.
So what happens when you give to nerdy film students and musicians free range to make a short film? You get THE RUNNER
There is no plot description for this movie because its somewhat plotless. but plotless and themeless are galaxies apart, and this movie has themes galore. Catholic guilt, repressed sexuality, violent tendencies, shame, wasted youth, possessiveness, and so much more. its a beautiful movie/short film/documentary/music video to watch, even better movie to listen to, and is easily my favorite short film that wasn't directed by a guy named David. Its equal parts emotional and gory as hell, to the point where this is actually a bit of a heavy watch. if you didn't know who BOY HARSH was before this, you sure as shit know exactly what there all about.
i somewhat feel like I'm not giving you you're moneys worth with this review, but this short really speaks for itself.
10/10
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