AMONG ANGELS – A Short Film by James Crow

Among Angels (2012)
Directed by: James Crow
Written by: James Crow, Robert Lindsay
Starring: Benjamin David, Cheryl Burniston, Daniel Everitt-Lock, Lorraine Gray, Lucy Jane Clarvis

AMONG ANGELS
Shot, written, produced and directed by James Crow

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Among Angels tells the tale of a family grieving after the murder of their daughter. Her siblings have reoccuring dreams of her and her mother cannot come to terms with her grisly death. Searching for her diary since that fateful night, it eventually turns up with horrific consequences.

Made on a budget of absolutely nothing and edited in the space of 48 hours, AMONG ANGELS is a commendable effort but lacks the charisma or conviction from its actors. The dialogue is acceptable enough however the delivery from the actors feels unnatural as though they were reading directly off a script.

Set mostly inside the council house family home, Among Angels has some great camera angles and shots, particularly the POV ones, and although the music seems to take a peculiar twist at odd times, it does help the story along and compliments the narrative.

The acts of violence are convincing enough for a non-budget short film, with shots needing much more visual displays of gore and point of impact cleverly avoided.

Among Angels has a feelgood ending which is portrayed in an interesting way, using shadow to explain a particular character’s reappearance.

For a film shot and delivered this quickly, Among Angels is a respectable achievement though I would have liked to have seen more time spent on the film to fix the issues involving the cast and the portrayal of their characters.