Short Film Review: Star Wars: Rendezvous. Directed by Brent L Peterson

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Synopsis:

A pair of do-gooders attempt to protect a young, force-sensitive girl from bounty hunters on their way to rendezvous with a mysterious contact with the power to protect her much better than they can.

Review by Andie Karvelis:

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…


Who isn’t familiar with the opening statement of the Star Wars franchise? It’s iconic. George Lucas has been inspiring generations for decades with this beloved, otherworldly universe. The Walt Disney Company took up the mantle to further capture our imaginations and give us new heroes to be inspired by. Star Wars and its characters have been a part of us all, especially for Brent L. Peterson.


Star Wars: Rendezvous could only be written by someone who has a genuine love of this universe and its characters. Brent L. Peterson ( let’s just call him Brent from now on. He seems like he’d be okay with that ) has that love and that connection to the characters. Forgive me for a moment while I fangirl out a little. Brent didn’t just write this film, he also directed it! If that isn’t impressive enough, he made all the props. And when I say props, I’m talking all the cool Star Wars tech ( blasters, macrobinoculars, light sabers, tracking & communications devices, remote detonation device, that flying spy orb,….and ohmygoodness- the SHIP! ). Incredible, right? But wait, there’s more! Brent’s portrayal of Darth Maul in the film is absolutely fantastic! So is his comedic timing, as quite a few times he had me laughing out loud with his perfect delivery of a line.


As ingenious as Brent is, he couldn’t do all this alone. Lila Martinez really went above and beyond with costuming and makeup to bring these characters to life. Stunt coordinator Gary Choi did an incredible job with David Cameron to create fight scenes that were believable and realistic. Creating the world of Star Wars, so it looks like part of this universe is the team of Jannis Schelenz and Coby Dax as the Directors of Photography. Plus the visual effects team was completely spot on! Thad Lamur, Jeremy Orr and Coby Dax worked with the folks at TechLab Steam to really seamlessly incorporate all of the visual effects, making the audience really feel like they were watching a Star Wars short film. Plus you can’t ignore the sensational music composed by Gregory Warren Blunt.

The storyline is engaging and fits beautifully into this franchise ( are you listening, Disney? ). The talents of Brent as Darth Maul, Rylan Healey as R’iila and Virginia Asbury as Ahsoka Tano really shine. Cleverly, Brent has left us wanting more. We’re invested now in R’iila and want to know where her journey goes! Leaving the story hanging in the balance just seems wrong. So…help us, Brent L. Peterson. You’re our only hope.

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