The Redhead
“The Redhead”- Sci-Fi Short/ 10min/ 2018
As Aven delves into a captivating virtual reality game, an encounter with an enigmatic redhead blurs the lines between fantasy and reality, leaving him questioning what's truly real.
Aven likes to take off his mind by spending his free time in a virtual reality game, which is set in a mysterious, seductive and ambiguous world. This fantasy world is the perfect contrast to his rather boring every-day life.
Soon this game threatens to take over his life and Aven gets obsessed with a mysterious red-haired woman.
What started as a game, eventually becomes bitter reality, where boundaries are non-existent. Has this game become reality or is reality nothing more than a game?
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Festivals:
Alternative Film Festival 2018- Best Cast Award
Miami Independent Film Festival 2018
Silver State Film Festival 2018
Pinnacle Film Awards 2018- Award Best Narrative Short
Figueira Film Art Festival 2018
Kapow Intergalactic Film Festival 2018- Nomination Best Foreign Short
European Independent Film Award 2018- Bronze Award (Best Short)
Sydney Indie Film Festival 2018- Extra Mile Award- Nomination
Canada Shorts Film Festival 2018- Award of Merit
Cayenne Short Film Festival 2019
Deptford Cinema Film Festival 2019
Mad Monster Party Film Festival 2020
Speculative Film Festival 2020
Redding Shorts Fest 2020
“The Readhead” is now available on VIMEO ON DEMAND:
Film Review ("Largo Film Awards"):
The plot is an elliptical day-to-day of a “call center” type of business, one that acts as a hotline service for women who feel stalked or in danger while walking alone at night. Simultaneously, one employee spends his downtime in a virtual reality simulation.
The film spirals toward its feverish nightclub conclusion, in which the protagonist’s infatuation with the girl from the simulation bleeds into reality, where the man who is supposed to be acting as a barrier for predators in fact becomes the predator himself. Intercut with scenes of him at work in finding the client’s location, this conclusion serves as a final testament to the film’s power. It confronts the issue of sexual harassment/predation in a distanced, almost clinical, way. Decent acting, cinematography, and an engaging electronic score aside, it is ultimately the directing that makes "The Redhead" successful in what it sets out to do.
MacMahon’s film is an effective study of obsessive attraction due to its technical artistry, presenting its story in a way that avoids conventionality from the start.
Skeleton Tiger
In a futuristic setting, consuming meat is outlawed, leading to punishment akin to zoo captivity. During the annual "Skeleton Tiger Day," a fortunate participant in a live event seizes an opportunity to alter their destiny.
“Skeleton Tiger” is a surreal eco-punk sci-fi drama about the absurd circus of humanity, in which humans believe to be superior until they have a moment of realisation, which often comes too late.
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“Skeleton Tiger” featured by “German Films Quarterly”:
https://www.germanfilmsquarterly.de/short1_21_6.html
TEAM:
Writer/Director/Producer/Editor: Natalie MacMahon
Director Of Photography: Adrian Anghern
Sound: Francesco Salvadori
Styling: Lesia Vasilets
Cast:
Jared Ethan Blake
Alec Rosenthal
Otari Aptsiauri
Natalie MacMahon
Franco Toledo
Nina (Chizuru Yamauchi)
Marco Scarpati
FESTIVALS:
Varese International Film Festival 2021
Geelong Underground Film Festival 2020
The Quarantini Monthly Film Festival 2021- Best Sci-Fi Short Award
BIMIFF - Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival
Oregon State International Film Festival 2021
Onyko Film Awards 2021
London Eco Film Festival 2021
Corto Kino 2021
Lulea International Film Festival 2021
Stockholm City Film Festival 2021
Kosice International Film Festival 2021
Bristol Interfest 2021
Redmoon International Film Competition 2021
Sands Film Festival 2021
Brooklyn Sci-Fi Film Festival 2021
Spotlight Short Film Awards 2022- Award Winner- Silver Award
Austin Arthouse Film Festival 2022
Esto Es Para Esto Festival 2022
Award Winner “Best Sci-Fi”- Alternative Film Festival (Canada) 2022
Octopus Marquee Independent Film Festival 2022
Madras Independent Film Festival 2023
