Dirt
7m · USA
Directed by Sara Silva
Genres: drama, experimental, LGBTQ+
Tones: absurdist, melancholic, tense
Two women share a home and a disagreement about cleanliness — one cares, one resists. A mystery package shows up and rearranges the argument.
Picked by Felix
The scouts
Relationship shorts almost always reach for the meaningful gaze. Silva reaches for the unwashed dish — and somehow that's the more honest weapon.
Sara Silva pitches an Akerman domestic at its messiest seam — who refuses to clean as a load-bearing emotional question. The mystery package threatens to overcomplicate, but the friction stays honest.
Sara Silva directing and starring in a layered domestic two-hander about a mess — the spontaneous-energy framing sounds promising, though six and a half minutes of bickering needs more than premise.
Reviews
An experimental portrait of a messy relationship built with layers of spontaneous energy and complex threads of dissatisfaction.