DC Shorts Blog
review: “DUNES”
Director: Nick White
Running Time: 7 minutes
Genre: Comedy, Surreal
Dunes has the feel of a practical joke. Following an unknown man wandering through the desert as he desperately searches for water, it plays with the age old themes of caution in what you wish for as he stumbles upon a lamp and from the lamp, as you might expect, a beautiful genie appears. What the film lacks in acting ability and dialogue it makes up for in camera work and vibrancy, a dash of humor in a very dry place amongst the dunes. Perhaps a little childish, the story nevertheless holds up and the feel of the short is very intriguing.
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Reviewed films were randomly selected from the hundreds of entries to the 2009 DC Shorts Film Festival. The reviews are written by Bryan Koenig, an intern with an interest in film review and journalism. The opinions expressed are his own, and not that of the independent judging panel, the DC Shorts Film Festival staff, or the staff and Board of the DC Film Alliance.
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