Wishing Well Visuals – production
Cinematographer – Cameron Dunlop
Producer – Josh Hammond
Director – Josh Beattie / Ennui Pictures
Sound Design – Josh Beattie / Ennui Pictures
Official Entry for 2011 Origin8 Fast Film Competition. Winner: Best Cinematography (Ben Cotgrove), Best Sound Design (Joshua Beattie) and Best Performance (Jade Paskins).
Every murder puts ‘me’ centre stage. Whether it’s force majeure, or a crime of passion; politically expedient or just having fun: murder is an act of narcissism. A rival ego gets snuffed out. Like dousing a light, so you can see the dark. Murder devours. The great difficulty, after, is how you live with yourself. Most people can’t countenance themselves as killers. So the impulse turns, becomes an urge to forget. It’s rational, of course, to disbelieve nightmares. We renounce what we consider defiled… unless we can’t; unless we feel guilt. Josh Beattie’s short film, Make Thick My Blood, is about the trap of conscience. A murderer can walk, or shamble, from a crime scene. But the act of killing cuts through denial.
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