Monster
2018 · 10m · USA
Directed by Jake Kolton
Genres: drama
A stay-at-home mom experiences an unexpected upheaval during her daily routine. Shot on Super 16mm, it sits with the side of motherhood that doesn't make the greeting cards.
Picked by Felix
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Finally, a motherhood short that isn't trying to sell me a Hallmark card. Shoot it on Super 16, let her crack, and stop apologizing for the dark side of the crib.
Super 16mm domestic interiority rendered as something feral — Lynne Ramsay's quieter mode in miniature is a serious register, though the page tells me almost nothing.
Super 16mm texture rendering domestic interiority as something almost feral — the format choice is the whole argument about motherhood's underside. Trust the Ramsay-adjacent register.