Short Film: Ten Questions

A film that comes in around the 25-minute mark, this was directed by Andrew Damon Henriques and released in 2013. It has a simple premise but does what it does well enough with a fair twist in the tail.

It starts with a man (Peter Quinones) tied to a chair, his limbs held by cable ties and his head covered with a bag.

We see a woman (Christina Wood) enter the background of the scene, wearing a white dress. She removes it, carefully folding it, and then we see her walk to the man. He starts saying he has a wife and kids but she calls him a liar – he was chosen for a reason; he has no family life and she knows this. Once he is able to see, he realises that she is naked and then, finally understanding, he accuses her of being a God freak who thinks she is a v…

beaten

The word doesn’t get out of his mouth, she starts to beat him mercilessly, leaving him bloodied. She does apologise, to some degree, but her kind don’t like the V word. Having given her name, Afryea, and finding out that he is Caleb, he asks what she wants – it is simple, of course, she wants his blood and fear makes it taste better. However, as they speak, she finds a better use for him.

fangs

Humans are not aware of the world order and our God has restarted the world and civilisations many times. The vampires, a separate race, worship (and were created by) Satan and Afreya decides that she can use Caleb. She will tell him the history of her people and then he must answer ten questions on what she has taught him. If he gets them correct then he will go and preach her story in a way that will break down the faith of humanity – when he argues that he may not persuade people, she counters that it is the telling of the story that is important, the impact will inevitably come with time. Get the questions wrong and she’ll eat him.

veins popping

So this was neatly put together and I liked the separate species premise that was used. The question is, of course, does he answer the ten questions accurately? Well, that would, of course, be telling. As mentioned, there is a nice twist in the tail, it isn’t earth-shattering but fit neatly into the premise. There are a few single-backdrop moments that manage to break-up the one (basement/kill room) location. The imdb page is here.

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