Dinner is a short film written and directed by the very talented Aleksandra Svetlichnaya.
It’s fun and short and you can watch the entire thing below. Make sure you give her a follow on Twitter as well.
Dinner follows Dylan as she walks through a deserted town filled with chain-link fences and burned out buildings. She’s on her way to a date, but there may be something sinister lurking in the shadows. Every glance over her shoulder could reveal something dark advancing towards her. Every turn down an abandoned street could be filled with monsters.
I don’t want to give away too much – clocking in at 12 minutes, I could spoil the twists and turns simply by synopsizing it – so I’ll stop.
I really enjoyed this short film. The term “no budget” was thrown out by Aleksandra, and that’s exactly true, but the lack of a budget doesn’t mean there’s a lack of style or substance. The opening scene of Dylan walking down the street – in glorious black and white, no less – is stunning, creepy and filled with tension.
The lack of budget doesn’t even really show up with the make-up. The monsters look great.
It does show up a bit in the fight scenes, but that’s because “no budget” means it’s hard to make it look like you’re burying an axe in someone’s skull without actually doing it. The fact that some of these actors weren’t willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of a movie really makes me question their commitment.
Dinner is a really fun short film, featuring a leading lady I would gladly have on my side in any kind of scrap. And by “scrap” I mean “me hiding behind something while she kicks everyone in the face and tells me when it’s safe to come out.” Man, Dylan is the best.
Watch this movie.