Why Watch? Because sometimes you’re in the mood for a Women In Prison film. The modern world isn’t too keen on these types of flicks, but at least someone is. This short has all the soap opera stylings and far-too-attractive convicts that honor the past, while utilizing the tech of today for a slight update. The acting is exactly as stiff as it needs to be without being wooden, and the existential crisis is given even more weight with the claustrophobic way that it’s all shot. What happens when a prisoner slowly spirals to the end of her mental and medical rope? What Will It Cost? Just 14 minutes of your time. Does it get better any better than that? Check out Condemned for yourself: The Laundromat (2010) Written and Directed by: Oren Shai Starring: Margaret Anne Florence, Ashlie Atkinson, and Aprella Trust us. You have time for more short films.
- 4/9/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
A pretty female inmate is given a death sentence in Oren Shai‘s moody noir short film Condemned, embedded above. But, the twist here is that Inmate #1031 (Margaret Anne Florence) isn’t being sent to the electric chair by the state. Instead, she’s going to get the shiv from another prisoner if she dares to fall asleep in her cell. The lesson: Never snitch, and be particularly careful if the warden tries to trick you into doing so.
This is a simple film with Shai focusing almost exclusively on mood and character. All the action takes place in a single prison cell without much backstory to explain the events that we’re witnessing. That’s good because the backstory is superfluous. Shai isn’t trying to reinvent a genre. This is a tribute to classic women in prison movies.
Of course, there’s going to be trouble in prison.
This is a simple film with Shai focusing almost exclusively on mood and character. All the action takes place in a single prison cell without much backstory to explain the events that we’re witnessing. That’s good because the backstory is superfluous. Shai isn’t trying to reinvent a genre. This is a tribute to classic women in prison movies.
Of course, there’s going to be trouble in prison.
- 1/11/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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