{"id":35508,"date":"2015-03-10T08:17:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T21:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/?p=35508"},"modified":"2015-03-10T09:03:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T22:33:22","slug":"short-film-super-zero-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/2015\/03\/10\/short-film-super-zero-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Film – Super Zero (2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Every so often, something comes along that really freaks my geek. By that, I mean I see it, and know I’ve seen something special. Super Zero<\/em> is just such a something. A short film that is huge fun, I was approached by director Mitch Cohen<\/a> to support it and give it some blogging love. So here we are. Blog love away! Here at Fernby Films<\/strong> we always try and support the up-and-coming film-makers when we can, and in our own small way, I can honestly say I was blown away by what Cohen and his crew achieved with this little short.<\/p>\n

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To wit: when does a short film make you wish it was a full-length feature? Super Zero<\/em> is your answer. Without wanting to sound like I was paid to write this (I wasn’t), I’m a huge one for independent film-makers being given opportunities for their work to be seen by as broad an audience as possible, and I was dead-keen to have this short reach as many people as it can. Usually, short films from aspiring film-makers are “love jobs”, the passion for a particular story ensuring that a director, producer and\/or writer’s enthusiasm for the project is at its zenith – typically, a director’s first film is his or her best, because they’re impassioned about it.<\/p>\n

Super Zero<\/em> isn’t Mitch Cohen’s first short film – he’s made several, in fact – but that doesn’t mean this is a lesser effort. The story revolves around a terminally ill loner (played by Umberto Celisano) who finds his life’s purpose at the end of humanity, with most of Earth’s population wiped out by a space-borne virus (as is always<\/em> the way), and in the 15 minutes it takes to tell, Super Zero<\/em> did what a lot of short films often fall short on: it made me want to see more. Often, a full length feature<\/em> can’t even accomplish that<\/em>. Before we get into the nitty-gritty of this review (feels a tad weird writing a review for a 15 minute movie….) here’s the film in all it’s YouTube glory!<\/p>\n