11 June 2010

Anthem


Many years in the future two astronauts visit a dead planet in search of any evidence that life had been there.  They discover a casket with memories and keepsakes of the planet's long dead inhabitants inside.  The planet is earth, war finally finished us off.  Yet what will the astronauts make of the mementoes that the last living humans have left behind?

This is an excellent short film by Jarrett Lee Conaway who wrote and directed Anthem. The short film propelled Jarrett to nation-wide exposure when he was chosen by Steven Spielberg, from a pool of 12,000 filmmakers, to participate in the FOX reality competition On the Lot.