SAMOINDIE – The Santa Monica Independent Film Festival – runs this October 3rd to 5th at the Santa Monica Playhouse on Fourth Street.
This growing event features independent films from around the globe and, as you might expect, contains a spattering of British films on display. The first, Mouse-X, is part of their shorts block that starts at 8pm Friday, and is described as: ‘this trip down the rabbit hole is about as elegant as a short can be. The set design is a stand-out feature in this tightly woven jigsaw puzzle movie. The lead is compelling, the story a nice bit of fun and the imagination is endless. A better mouse trap indeed!”
The Stomach, part of the Saturday, 8pm shorts block is ‘Refreshingly disturbing, great visuals combined with compelling performances across the board. An engaging storyline kept us riveted and this ended up being a pretty universal programming team favorite. We’re not ones for gore and yet, we’d go so far as to say this one might not be for the squeamish. We’d tell you to close your eyes, but we’re pretty sure you won’t be able to look away.”
Two other British shorts, Gallery Girl and Flame, are screening in the closing shorts block which starts Sunday at 6:30pm.
Gallery Girl is a “dark comedy (which) takes aim right at the soft center of the modern art world. Exceptionally well done visually, these filmmakers captured a very lively piece of cinema in a bottle. Even if you’re a pretentious art snob at heart, we bet this film will get a chuckle out of you by the end. Don’t worry, you can tell everyone it was an ironic laugh.”
And Flame’s blurb promises “A dark red and black piece of eye candy that moves with a cat like grace and the confidence of a seductress. This petite film will draw you in just close enough to feel the heat and then give you a peck on the cheek before you go.”
For more information about the festival visit www.Samoindie.com. The Santa Monica Playhouse is located at: 1211 Fourth Street in Santa Monica.
