TriForce Short Film Festival launched November 9th!

by Tremayne Miller

The TriForce Short Film Festival (TFSFF) line up took place at the bfi, Stephen Street on November 9^th.

Opening the festival was After The Storm, the directorial debut by Jessica Oyelowo.

‘A Short film about when you’re caught in the push and pull of love.’

The film’s actual working title was “Love”,” and although a short film, it doth hold a full story within it, where life is negotiated after tragedy has struck. A storm of life, whereupon strength and courage is tested in order to maintain an excellence, whether it be in a parent, son or wife.

After The Storm, which was  inspired by current social events stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Beyond The Lights, 2014) and Chiké Okonkwo (The Birth Of A Nation, 2016), alongside newcomer Caleb Oyelowo,  the director’s son,.

It is shot by Cinematographer,Sam Sullivant whose extensive experience in production is evident.

 ‘Every good film has a distinct point of view. This perspective is entrusted into the hands of the director of photography. Each lens, film stock, digital sensor, studio light, and camera movement forms the subconsciousness baseline from which a viewer perceives the emotions of a filmmaker’s story’ – Sam Sullivant.

I love his use of sped-up photography on the mother, in contrast to the stillness around the father, who appears in “real time.”

An animosity visible surrounds what are lining shots, the most notable of all being the clouds, a mixture of a thundery bluey-grey, placed against those you would catch at the peak of summer.

A philosophical sum-up of the film might be where hearts bleed, so do they continue to love, until there’s nothing left to give.

A promising debut from Jessica Oyelowo, and I look forward to discovering any future creations she makes.

All shortlisted films for The TriForce Short Film Festival 2016 are as follows:

·I Believe In Pink

      ·Glow

·The Good Son

·Foot In Mouth

·Lucky Chicken

·Ferguson, Missouri

·Living With Monkey

·Huey & Louis

·Take The Chocolate

·Believe

·Hall Of Mirrors

·SAVE

·The Night Shift

·Lil’ Benny

·The Dead Sea

·Harriet and the Matches

“the TriForce Creative Network and all they do is about partners and relationships, working together, discovering mutual ambitions and figuring out how to make it happen.”

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The TriForce Film Festival takes place December 3rd at BAFTA.
For more information on the festival and to buy tickets go to tfsff.com

Writer c. Tremayne Miller

Tremayne podcasts for LifestyleMK, Tuesdays 7pm