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A house robbery in suburbia goes terribly wrong. | Hail Mary Country

» Subscribe for award-winning short films: http://sub2.omele.to » Get some merch: http://shop.omele.to Hail Mary Country is used with permission from Tannaz Hazemi and Your Mother. Learn more at http://omele.to/2LAlG1i. THE BEST OF OMELETO » Celebrities on Omeleto: http://omele.to/celebrities » Top-Rated Films: http://omele.to/toprated » Official Selection: http://omele.to/officialselection OMELETO ON SOCIAL Instagram: https://ift.tt/2GZNY43 Twitter: http://twitter.com/omeletocom Facebook: https://ift.tt/2HAP5Z4 Reddit: https://ift.tt/2FOuVIu It's the day of the football championships and the Dandy family -- all diehard football fans -- is celebrating together. Suddenly, their day of football is interrupted by a smooth-talking robber. But the home invasion goes awry, thanks to an unexpected standoff that flips the script in more ways than one. Director Tannaz Hazemi's inventive short subverts expectations on multiple levels, both formally and intellectually. It hits all the marks of strong craft, blending a sun-bleached, almost vintage approach to cinematography with clever writing and sly, energetic performances. With the help of an excellent score, it deftly blends elements of comedy and thriller, shifting from tense and scary to goofy and hilarious on a dime with skill and wit. But one of the most distinctive aspects of the film is its hilarious, even slapstick take on gender expectations. The Dandy women are the diehard fans who drink beer and yell at the screen, while the men of the family cook and mind the kids. And the film's antagonist is also a woman -- one who surrounds herself with a group of ridiculously beefcake male cronies. Seeing the two opposing sets of characters face off in a battle of power and machismo is both a great very funny and smartly satirical, allowing us both to think and laugh at the expectations we set around gender. The result is a well-crafted, quirky and singular short with a unique tone and style, with both the narrative chops to grip audiences with tension and entertain them with deadpan humor. Enjoyable, provocative and supremely witty, “Hail Mary Country” is a singular cinematic experience that combines subversive smarts with a sense of good fun for a wildly joyful ride. ABOUT OMELETO Omeleto is the home of award-winning short films. We showcase Sundance winners, Oscar noms and critically-acclaimed filmmakers from every genre. Subscribe for more: http://sub2.omele.to A house robbery in suburbia goes terribly wrong. | Hail Mary Country http://youtu.be/dbiOblHy4mc https://ift.tt/3544hbo Omeleto http://www.youtube.com/c/Omeleto http://omeleto.com 🎬 Got a film? Submit it to us for consideration at http://submit2.omele.to
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