Synopsis:

A troublemaking toddler tests the limits of child safety.

Directed by David Maddox, David Blood

Review written by Victoria Angelique 

The question posed in BABY PROOF is if we take baby proofing too far or not far enough as the baby in the film gets into literally everything that could pose a danger. The choice to put the film in the baby’s point of view was a brilliant choice as the audience can see through the eyes and imagination of a baby. The pure innocent curiosity as the baby explores the world is brilliantly executed as adults watching the film will gasp each time the baby get close to something that could be deadly.

The news playing in the background relates to most households with children, where so much information is shoved at parents that it would be easy to ignore until it almost happens to their baby. The newscast seems to portray how ridiculous the world is by having products banned by sue happy adults that are injured rather than focusing on what could potentially harm or kill the infant. 

The baby the film follows seems to having the time of her life. Scarlett Josephine is laughing the entire time as she gets into dangerous situations, which proves that David Blood and David Maddox are great filmmakers in order to get an infant into various predicaments and have her enjoy it without making her scream on camera. It’s clear they had fun making this film.

The mischievous score as the baby continues her hijinks only aids to the satirical nature of the film, especially since caring parents wouldn’t really be that negligent. This is proven in the end when after fully baby proofing their house, they hand their baby back an unloaded gun based on her cartoonishly laughing out “Second Amendment”. It’s the statement to show how absurd the world can be when it comes to caring for an infant, along with the fact that the film is clearly in the baby’s point of view rather than the parents. 

This film causes both gasps and laughter, something that could not have been achieved through the parents perspective. It made baby proofing fun, rather than tedious and necessary. Anyone who has a baby should see BABY PROOF just to see exactly what little ones can get into when parents’ backs are turned away for a few seconds by using real world examples of common household dangers that curious infants might get into while exploring their house. 

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Synopsis:

A page turner for some of the worlds leading classical soloists Tom has a secret that may end his beloved career.

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Directed by  Siubhan Ni Ghriofa

Review written by Victoria Angelique 

The way sound is used in THE PAGE TURNER is nearly perfect. It never even occurs to the audience until the very end that the protagonist is a blind man as at first it just appears that he is quirky with his repetitive movements. The soundscape coupled with the excellent acting makes the film more like a dance as every single action is timed to the soundscape. It’s quite rare to find films that use sound as well as this film did, with every single sound being able to be heard such as tying shoes or the dusting of chairs. These should be the first clues that the Pageturner is blind, yet the clever manipulation of sound makes the brilliant ending a complete surprise as the focus becomes focused primarily on the sounds he experiences.

The superb direction and story by Siúbhán Ní Ghríofa makes this film an instant classic. The precision of the shots, accompanied by the changing of lights with the brilliant score conveys every emotion within the film. It’s nearly impossible to not be enraptured and drawn into tears by the end of THE PAGE TURNER. The euphoric revelation as the music engulfs the Pageturner’s emotions so that he could see light for the first time is what could make this film a masterpiece. 

The score drives the entire short film, with the dialogue at the very end when the Pageturner steps into the light of day. The emotional rollercoaster is well worth the ride. If someone wanted a film to explore the impacts of sound and award winning acting, THE PAGE TURNER would be the film to recommend to vast audiences. 

Siúbhán Ní Ghríofa did an exquisite job on this film. There is nothing missing as the filmmaker carefully plays with the lighting, sound and acting. THE PAGE TURNER had everything that a short film needs to become an award winning film in multiple markets. 

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