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One thing is sure.

After watching Alison Stover and Joe Benedetto‘s Charlotte Moreland’s Four Walls you will reflect on yourself and analyze everything you are a part of. This kind of self-discovery and self-exploration isn’t automatic with most films, but the duo’s production calls for something different as it portrays a sensitive subject without being too distracting.

The short film is a hazy experience of rose-tinted colors and a dreamlike aura that reflects the disconnection from reality that the main character suffers after being horribly emotionally scarred by the abuse. He doesn’t even keep track of the time as usual, and the mockery goes beyond a shallow and obvious catch. This is a woman who has been hurt and this story is about how she starts her life again after the end of the relationship she was in.

Charlotte Moreland’s Four Walls It runs for 20 minutes and is a powerful portrait of a sadly universal feeling. Charlotte ends an abusive relationship and reconnects with the outside world. Her therapist observes her unconsciously subjecting herself to the shadow of her past and reinforcing her mind trap every day. Hopeless.

The structure of the script is not the usual one. You can identify it right from the start Charlotte Moreland’s Four Walls it’s not like other dramas about a woman who has overcome a difficult time in her past. Regardless, there is a glimmer of hope, delivered powerfully by a performer who could sit next to the genre’s greatest actress.

You would think so Alison Stoverrole is not difficult. This has been done before and the lessons are available. However, Stover easily conveys something in the first minutes of the recording: pain. The pain is so strong that it can only be compared to the physical. Stover is perfect in her portrayal of Charlotte and this could definitely be a calling card for her future.

Not many movies lead you to a checklist of your own emotions. That’s not how movies work. At least the current ones. Indie shorts reflect the passion of the people behind the camera and holding the pen. These are honest stories, masterfully condensed into minutes of footage, where nothing is accidental. Charlotte Moreland’s Four Walls is a very good example of how to make relevant films even if they are in short feature format.

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