Short Film Review: Tell Us the Truth Josephine

Tell Us the Truth Josephine

Director: Valerie Buhagiar

Story

Josephine is a Maltese woman who swims in the ocean all the way to Canada (yes, it is a bit odd). Not only that, but then she decides to walk the countryside on stilts and has a hard time figuring out why everyone looks at her so weird. She goes along exploring her new venue while the film explores her past and the things she is running from.

Synopsis

It was very odd, but had plenty of depth to it which makes you think about things like why she decides to go to Canada or why she is on stilts. The problems come in the way of the very rough camera quality and seemingly random mix of past experiences and current situations. It is extremely hard to figure out just what is actually going on and the images and voices are often annoying and even horrifying (it does not seem like they should be).

If you can wade through all of the harsh video and sound, the story seems to have a lot of depth which may make you feel as though you have found a diamond in the rough. I found it difficult to get past all of the rough video and sound and actually did not find the story too compelling which warrants the 5/10 for effort. I would have liked to have seen this film have better picture quality and less weirdness to it. I love David Lynch films for the bizarre things going on, but it just did not seem to work here for some reason. I will admit the idea of her walking through the country on stilts was an interesting way of showing how she felt being an outsider in an unfamiliar country. You can check it out at Film Movement.

Raw Score: 5/10
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