WOKE UP THIS MORNING // A SHORT FILM REVIEW OF "FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION"

BY MATEO MORENO

The vapidness of Hollywood and the quest to be relevant is brought to the light in Poppy Gordon's new satirical short film FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, a stylish take down of the Instafamous rich celebrities of the moment and their quest to stay relevant, despite not doing any of the real work. The plot is this: a group of entitled rich and mostly white superficial influencers get together at a private club in LA and decide they want to make a film and win an Oscar. So they have a brainstorming session on what it could be. The things they decide they need are: A Mexican woman and her baby, a story about the border crisis, a really sexy guard, a ghost writer so no one will know they didn't write it... you get the point. Privileged and clueless, these rich girls are truly terrible people, and that's the point. Heather (Samantha Robinson) is the ring leader and shuts down any idea she deems isn't good enough. The rest seem to fold in as if they're her fellow Heathers; obedient, faithful and barely giving any pushback. They are collecively excited over the dumbest of ideas. Set to an sunny soundtrack, the film aims to bring satire to those who are famous for being famous.

Poppy's film is a timely and brutal takedown of the elite. Nearly every word out of the group of women's mouths are cringe-inducing ridiculousness yet they are sure they will be creating the next great thing. At a running time of only 13 minutes, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION is really only a tease of what could be a truly glorious feature. From the visually interesting cinematography to the soundtrack and the cast, everything is spot on, welcoming us into this horrible, vapid world. The plot continues its takedown into the credits as the girls get their first real reactions, which may not be exactly what they were hoping for. Hollywood is full of Heathers, with their fake "wokeness" trying to take advantage of the pain of BIOPOC people and real life crisis around the world. With a longer running time, I'm quite certain that Gordon (and her co-writer Aido Arias) can burn them all to the ground. Let's hope we get to see that real soon.

GRADE: A

WRITTEN BY Aldo Arias, Poppy Gordon DIRECTED BY Poppy Gordan STARRING Samantha Robinson, Juliette Goglia, Ava Capri, Tess Trotter, Skyler Maxon. NOW AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON YOUTUBE, OMELETO AND VIMEO