06.30.09
Super Shorts: Validation
Stop what you're doing and devote the next 16 minutes of your life to Kurt Kuenne's magical short, Validation, starring Bones' T.J.Thyne. We guarantee that you'll smile.
How to describe Kurt Kuenne's short film, Validation? It's a tiny little masterpiece of score and scope and vision, and it's remarkably simple, turning on the premise: what if one guy "validated" your parking and also "validated" your existence? (It's such an Amelie-like crowd-pleaser of a fable that it's hard to reconcile that it's done by the same director who did last year's devastating, excellent, must-see documentary, Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father.)
Once the initial sweep of drums cues up and the likable, gentle Hugh Newman (Bones' T.J. Thyne) starts "validating" a "customer" you're hooked: "You've got powerful features, man, anyone ever tell you that? Listen, you look a little down...someday people are going to see you for who you really are. You. Are. Great." The story, of course, happens when Newman meets a woman who he can't make smile.
You're so smart, gentle reader. You have great taste in websites. Staggering taste in film. I bet we could split some popcorn and watch this and it would be delicious. (This paragraph will make more sense once you see the flick, of course.)
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July 03, 2009 05:39 AM
kmccrack said:
I loved this
What a great way to start the holiday weekend! Tribeca Film, You. Are. Great.
July 03, 2009 12:57 PM
theatrejunkies said:
THANK YOU TRIBECA FILM!!!
Wow, what an honor Tribeca Film! Thanks ever so for honoring us with such a fabulous nod! We appreciate this! You'll be happy to hear that we have just wrapped production (3 days ago) on our feature film "shuffle' with all the same gang from Validation! Written/directed/scored/edited by our very own Kurt Kuenne, and starring our very own TJ Thyne! The team is at it again! We look forward to you seeing "SHUFFLE" some day in the not so very distant future! thanks again, lots of sincere appreciation, your Theatre Junkies Gang! :-) PS: SMILE!
July 03, 2009 01:36 PM
larry1365 said:
Validation
What a beautiful gift to us all. Thanks.
July 03, 2009 03:21 PM
larry1365 said:
Cool
We got it!
July 07, 2009 03:00 AM
pedaros22 said:
Many thanks !!
It is a GREAT film. Wish more to come like this one. For the best of humanity. be blessed Antonios from Athens
October 07, 2009 11:02 AM
Louie said:
clever
very clever film. i like this super short stuff you're doing.
October 07, 2009 11:04 AM
mhayesmusic said:
I dig it
I dug this short film. Big fan of short films.
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