Mr Graham
2011 · 14m · UK
Directed by Julius Amedume
Genres: drama
Tones: contemplative, dark, tense
A young man confronts and attempts to come to terms with his inner demons in this written-and-directed short that treats psychological conflict as a dramatic and visual subject rather than a metaphorical one.
Picked by Margot
The scouts
Amedume's Mr Graham operates squarely in the British psychological short film tradition — a form that values interior conflict rendered through disciplined dramatic action — and the film's control over its own register is sufficient to earn consideration.
"A young man comes to terms with his inner demons." That's the whole OG description. The 3.18:1 aspect ratio is doing more heavy lifting than the screenplay. BAFTA pedigree, sure — and I've seen this film a thousand times.
Julius Amedume in the British psychological-drama short tradition — direct address of inner conflict through external dramatic action. Synopsis is thin, so this rating is conservative.