A slow burning and silent eerie tale about escaping followed by personal transformations, addiction, programed human nature and the primal urges of evolved creature comforts through a macabre metaphorical manufacturing process. Written, Directed and Scored by Ty Bru. Starring Austin Rich.

Review by Andie Karvelis:

Writer, Director and Composer Ty Bru has a specific vision with Shucks. This
experimental/horror/music video is definitely a journey into the macabre. Shot entirely in black
and white helped give the film that eerie quality of being in the middle of nowhere. Choosing to
make this a silent film also lent itself to a “story” that could constantly metamorphosize and not
fall into one genre.

Musically this film was just as diverse. The score at times reflected an ominous tone and slowed
down to build the suspense and then dramatically switched to an uptempo almost rave quality
which constantly kept you guessing. The props were done with utmost care and had a really
cool yet sinister look to them, especially when they were utilized in conjunction with the
flickering television.

The creativity with camera work and angles, especially with the shots that were indoors on a
tripod came out great. I wish the hand held shots were done by steadicam due to the amount of
shake, it was hard to focus on what was happening on screen. This is definitely a film that
makes you question what was reality and what wasn’t. In the end, the film lets you decide.

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