Here's a review of We Will Make You Whole Again from Anthonia Akitunde, courtesy of the Plog.
By now, this set up is familiar -- it's a theme routinely seen in movies because it speaks volumes about the human condition. Kansas City acts as the backdrop for another such film, the beautifully shot We Will Make You Whole Again.
Taking its name from an Exxon executive's words of encouragement following the Exxon Valdez disaster, the 18-minute short screened Saturday night at Czar Bar and is now available for digital download for $5.
Local filmmakers Justin Gardner and Trevor Hawkins shot
the film using a Nikon D90 over the course of a year and a half. We
Will is a series of fast-paced vignettes following six lonely souls
as they move through their day, culminating in one pivotal moment.
Despite their lives of quiet desperation, the characters "have their
experiences and shared emotions in common," Gardner explained during the
Saturday screening.
Moving away from the overwrought dialogue found in some indie films,
Gardner and Hawkins decided to go in the "polar opposite direction,"
depending solely on their actors ability to emote like crazy. A longing
gaze at a group of friends at a movie or the detached expression that
clouds a cleaning woman's face speak volumes. What the movie lacks in
dialogue (word count: one) and ambient sound, it more than makes up for
with its talented cast and soundtrack: The short was scored by members
of the local band Olympic
Size.
"We wanted to make a love letter to Kansas City,"
Gardner said. "We could be a film town."
Check out the trailer for the short below and download it at the film's official site.
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