The film tells the story of a character’s surprise visit from their future self, bringing a message of hope and redemption.
Review by Victoria Angelique:
The power of positive messaging in seconds hits so fast that if someone blinks, they’d miss it in SELF CARE IN SECONDS. Hope amidst despair is a feeling everyone has had and sometimes it takes a reminder from yourself that “you are enough” as the man in the film is confronted with a version of himself from the future knocking on his door.
The viewer doesn’t know what led up to this moment, only that something dramatic happened for a future version of the man to show up to give himself hope in a moment where he needed the vital message of being enough. The whimsical score and lighting seems like this is almost like a dream, something that couldn’t happen in reality but only in dreams when the subconscious could give important messages that reverberate in the soul. It is in dreams when people are most likely to listen to messages, even to themselves, because they are forced to listen. The abrupt ending is almost like waking up with the message of being enough at the forefront of the mind in this short 15 second film.
The length of this film would be perfect for an advertisement before a longer video as it’s short enough that people couldn’t clip skip. The message would stick, it would peak the curiosity to learn more about self care and to bring a positive message to someone that might be having a bad day. The message of being enough is something that isn’t spread enough and if the right people see this, it could change their lives.
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Writer & Director Curtis Johnson
Producer & Actor Shane Franklin
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