Thinner Blood (2013)
8 minutes
WINNER:
Best Short Film- 2013 Urban Suburban Film Festival Best Short Film- The Set NYC 2013 OFFICIAL SELECTION: NewFilmmakers New York: Summer 2013 2013 Montclair Film Festival 2013 Urban Suburban Film Festival 2013 Cape May Film Festival 2013 International Black Film Festival of Nashville 2013 Atlanta Philosophy Film Festival 2013 Timecode: NOLA Film Festival 2013 The Set NYC Screening Series 2013 Trinity Film Festival 2013 Princeton Student Film and Video Festival |
★★★★
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"Visually striking and emotionally effecting."
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Olive and her little sister Ava have fallen victim to child abuse while living with their abusive, alcoholic mother. Although both girls protect their mother out of fear of her violent outbursts, Olive always protects and puts her sister first. The film takes an intense and dramatic look at how abuse and alcoholism can impact a family. This family is proof that not everything is thicker than water.