The Exposed
Reviewed by Mark Woodring
Short films are notoriously tough to review, so let’s just cut to the chase, shall we?
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5 Minutes, Not Rated
Written and Directed by Xenia LeBlanc
Synopsis:
A nurse returns home from a long shift to find herself haunted by a much more malevolent presence than she ever could have imagined.
It’s tough to build tension in (less than) 5 minutes, but director Xenia LeBlanc manages to do it fairly effectively, with the claustrophobic setting doing most of the heavy lifting.
Not to be outdone, though, star Mack Ogden imbues her performance with just enough suppressed terror to flavor the confusion her character feels throughout the uber-short runtime.
An effective short, though one ultimately let down by the mundanity of the final reveal, The Exposed is a worth entry into the Short Film genre.
The Exposed played at Dances With Films and stars Mack Ogden, Zöe Papia, Michael McWhorter (TizzyEnt), and Zach Zarvos.
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