ZARI

19min • Sci-Fi • 2014

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Synopsis

An outdated and seemingly limited household robot attempts to communicate with the family dog.

 

Press

"[One of] 29 Brilliant Short Films You Can Watch In 29 Minutes" — Buzzfeed

"A sci-fi film that felt real, that felt right now" — Indiewire

"From precise shot composition to nuanced sound design to a defined edit style, ZARI is a measured and restrained film. Ironically, it’s this film’s detached style - its technological coldness - that makes it all the more heartbreaking." — Short of the Week

"Courtney plays dearly with our expectations, while she doesn’t really break the conventional filmmaking rules - she seems to have written rules of her own for ZARI - and they work marvelously." — Film Shortage

 

Accolades

DVFS Visionary Award, Best Sound Design (VisionFest), Short of the Week, Vimeo Staff Pick

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Festivals

Comic-Con, Maryland, Prague, Cinema Jove, Loft, Crested Butte

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Distributors

Gunpowder & Sky

 

Director/Writer/Editor: Courtney Marsh • Producers: Jerry Franck, Kristof Z Ruzics • Director of Photography: Andrew J Whittaker • Sound Design: Graham Reznick • VFX by Justin Ball