"Sombra City"
A sumptuously filmed sci-fi from filmmaker Elias Plagianos, short film Sombra City takes an assassin’s tale and gives it a gloriously romantic twist. Set in the future, Josh Burrow plays a hired killer who finds himself caught between the woman (Mariela Garriga) he once loved and her husband .
Like a cross between Blade Runner and The Tourist, Plagianos is not afraid to mix his cinematic genres. Sombra City is peppered with beautiful #cinematography that will transfix audiences, whilst the intriguing premise of there being licenced contract killers in the year 2037 is enough to make most viewers pay attention. Throw into the mix a fantastic central dynamic between two well-sketched characters, and a cocktail of delightful ingredients you have. ( FULL REVIEW HERE)
There’s a surreal beauty to the subdued yet fiery air of unrestrained passion and chemistry between two hearts that constantly simmers below the surface in this 10-minute short film from writer/director/producer/editor Elias Plagianos that is part crime story, part unabated romance, mildly hinted at science fiction, and all engaging character drama that draws the viewer into the tumultuous whirlwind of two people’s lives so drastically impacted by their position in the world. It illustrates the power of memory, the uncertainty of returning to places of meaning, the fervor of reignited feelings, the allure of moments shared, and the harsh realities of personal choice vs. duty and initially broken trust, all of which usher us to a finale that redefines the danger of assumptions and the fatal price paid for forbidden love. The entire execution of the narrative is greatly assisted by the setting it takes place in, as while the island paradise in the story may be fictional, the actual filming location of course was not–Cuba. ( FULL REVIEW HERE)
