Friday, November 22, 2024

Short Film: Stake



Released in 2023 and directed by Michael Sparks, this short film comes in at just over 10-minutes.

The story is very simple, watched by her assailant as the sun rises, a woman – Alex – comes round in a field with a wound on her neck. She wakes again in hospital but is soon sent home.

Emma arrives

At home she makes some food (spaghetti and a steak) and Emma, her sister, tries to call her. She doesn’t pick up. Sitting down to eat there is frantic knocking at the door – Emma has come to her house. Emma is fussing her and she just wants to be left alone, however there are some physiological changes taking place also.

fang

The film doesn’t really do anything new with the genre, this is a simple turning story that stands out because of the wonderful black and white photography more than anything. It is definitely worth 10-minutes of your time.

At time of writing, I couldn’t find an IMDb page.

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