I was going to start this review by asking, “How much can one write about a film that is only one minute long?” But that was just a pretense to actually ask, “How much of a story do you think you can tell when your film is only one minute long?” Writer-director Kyle Scott-Wilkinson presents the answer with It Rained That Morning.
It begins with rain and soon dissolves into bacon, frying in a pan. A solitary male figure (Gabriel Gherutchi) prepares his breakfast. He dresses and leaves for work. SMASH CUT. A woman (Sloane Geofroy) wanders the street. She seems panicked. She is searching, frantic to find her lost cat. SMASH CUT. The coffee cup the woman was holding in her hand is on the street. The woman is nowhere to be seen.
Gabriel Gherutchi as a solitary man preparing breakfast in It Rained That Morning
“A woman wanders the street. She seems panicked.”
It Rained That Morning is a packed 60 seconds that tells a tragic and tortured tale, whilst suggesting a larger depravity at play. If you ever thought that a great deal of time was needed to effectively communicate a complex and compelling plot, then I’d say this short will leave you doubting yourself.
I remember when I was a kid, there were these crackers with the slogan, “How do they get such a lot of taste in such a little biscuit?” It Rained That Morning is the answer to the question. My question is now, if this is what Kyle Scott-Wilkson can do with 60 seconds, then what do you reckon he could pull off if he took more time?
"…a packed 60 seconds that tells a tragic and tortured tale, whilst suggesting a larger depravity at play."
