Film review draft 1 for the short film Jade

1. THE NEW SHORT FILM ‘JADE’ IS GUARANTEED
TO BRING A TEAR TO YOUR EYE
Directedby Holly Thomson
Starring Anita Brahimi, Max Potter, Mazzy Westwoodand Francesca Carroll
Writtenby Holly Thomson,Kieran Morris and Chloe Spencer
Have you everknownafilmto make yourheart dropand for youreyestotear up within5minutes?
Well ‘Jade’isdefinitelyone todoso.Analmightythree in
one.The short filmcoverstopicsfromdeathtoadoption
to sexualityandall three issuesare sure tomake your
heartswell up.
HollyThomson’sproductionforthe shortfilm‘Jade’has
hitthe roof.Withinsecondsof the filmstartingthe
audience isinstantlytakenbyJade’s(AnitaBrahimi)
situationastheirheartspourout to hertrappedidentity.Notonlyisthe audience drawntoJade’s
secret,itisn’tlongbefore we are draggedintomore secretsandliesof Jade’spastas the truth
slowlyunfolds.EmotionsrunhighasJade experiencesatraumaticdeathinthe familyandherlife is
leftfeelingempty.The audience isleftspeechlessassecretsandliesunfoldone afteranother.
Credithasto be givenforthe choice of musicusedinthe film.The musicguidesthe audience
throughthe filmandhelpstoemphasise the characters’emotions.The musicperfectlymatchesthe
eventsintime andare in syncto the climax.A mixture of piano,violinandharpare playedgentlyin
the backgroundto emphasise the seriousnessandemotional scenesinthe film.
Thomson,Morrisand Spencerhave chosenthe plot outline forthisfilmextremelywell,all issues
have carefullybeenaddressedasthe topicsincludedare sensitiveandrelatable tomanypeople.
Cameraqualityandeditingisalsoremarkable andhelpstoenhance the characters’emotions,
allowingthe audience tohave aclearerunderstandingandmakesthemfeelmore involvedinthe
film.
Jade’s(AnitaBrahimi),Olly’s(Max Potter) andCarol’s(MazzyWestwood) performancesare
phenomenal.Theiroutstandingactingcreatessensationalperformancesandextremelyemotional
scenes.
Heart breakingmonologuesare usedthroughoutthe filmtoallow the vieweraninsightintoJade’s
thoughts,these runfromthe beginningof the filmrightthroughuntil the end.The monologueshelp
the viewertounderstandthe narrative asitcan become complex insome areas,howeverthe
monologue guidesthe viewerthroughthe film.
‘Jade’isa trulyemotional movingfilmthatdefinitelydeservesawatch.Creditmustbe givento
Thomsonforcreatingsuch a heart breakingfilmthataddressesmanyissuesthatpeoplestruggle
withtoday,particularlysexuality.Itisguaranteedtohave an impacton the viewerasmanyare
unaware of the difficultiespeoplestruggle withwhendealingwithbereavement,adoptionand
sexuality.
The short film‘Jade’isavailabletowatchon YouTube fromFriday3rd
February2017.