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The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020
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Santa: "You really didn't think I was just gonna disappear, did you?"
*touches nose and disappears*.
This one is growing on me every year. I've always preferred the first one but there are moments and bits in this that stick out more each time I watch it - Kate saying goodbye to her Father; the anger/resentment/dark side of Belsnickel being thawed with kindness; Mrs. Clause yearning for real children and Santa knowing it. Maybe I'm in a sentimental mood but…
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Choose or Die 2022
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I will always love this film - I remember when it first arrived I was like "ooooh that sounds like my jam" and it was. Love the concept, performances, music...some of those set pieces genuinely freak me out. I can't think of another film like it and I think there's a big potential for developing the idea further. I think what didn't work for me in this was the whole sequence with her brother at the swimming pool felt a…
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Perfect Days 2023
Loved this, completely my vibe (I have a term as a filmmaker that I call 'mindfulness films' and this completely falls into it). I'm fresh off of watching it and my take is that, despite the intention to make the most of and take pride in his world, the arts, the basic form of living in its simplicity - he's still lonely. Completely relatable.
I made a short film called 'Journeying' a couple years back that looks at loneliness, solitude, and finding joy and fulfilment in simple things - might be worth checking out if you fancy some more 'mindfulness' storytelling :)
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