ReMoved

     Hey Everyone! Hope your week has been great. For this week's reflective response, I will be sharing with one of my favorite short films, "ReMoved" You might have already saw these films, as it is very popular, reaching over 3 million views on YouTube and over 2 million on Vimeo. Please note that these short films contain sensitive material, and tackles a serious topic. The first part, ReMoved, follows a little girl, Zoey, and her experience in the foster care system. These two short films are very sad and emotional, and has a lot of feeling behind it. I'll explain more about the short film in the following paragraph.

ReMoved from HESCHLE on Vimeo.

     This little girl, named Zoey, is placed into the Foster Care System, after her father was arrested for abusing her and her mother. She is separated from her little brother and her mother, and is forced into foster homes. However, the first home she was sent to wasn't safe, and was hurt by the people there. She was then sent to a new foster home, with a caring foster mom. They connected, and she started to become comfortable around her. But, the foster mom bought Zoey a present, a dress, which brought up bad memories of her father abusing her mother. Zoey started to yell and scream, out of anger and sadness, at the foster mom. In the next scene we see the foster mom on the phone talking about Zoey, making Zoey, and the audience think that Zoey will be removed again. We are surprised, but happy, when we find out that she wasn't going to send Zoey away, but actually take in her brother as well. I just loved everything about this film. It's story, how it was composed, it's music, the acting, all of it. I mainly like the story of it. People need to know more about this serious topic, and not forget about the lives of these children in the foster care system. This film really touched my heart, and made me feel a deep sorrow for them. It was very moving. As you could probably tell if you've watched the film, this was narrated all by Zoey. I think this was a great idea, because you could really hear her emotion and what she was thinking. What she said was so deep, and I really like all of the metaphors and allegory's used in this. The little girl is very good at acting. Most of the time, I forgot that she was only an actress, because she played the part so well. Her yelling, crying, and her overall sadness was very realistic, and even the tone in her voice in the voiceovers made me believe her character. I thought this was very well edited. I liked the echoing of voices, and the flashbacks of her bad memories, really helped convey how she felt.
​     I can't really say much more, because this short film is amazing. It tells a great story, has great production value, and great cinematography. Well, that is it for this week's reflective response! Thanks for reading! Bye!