BegoroIVS25

  Directed by:  Phil Joanou Written by:  Chad St. John Produced by:  Adi Shankar What a shady world we found ourselves in. I'm not one to love brutality, but for this short film, I am in full support.  The beginning of the film made me feel torn, like watching someone choose between minding their own business or doing what’s morally right, but by the end of the film, I felt highly pleased and satisfied, even if it meant violence. It started slow, on purpose. That calm beginning made the later action hit harder. A quiet, strange man stops at a laundromat. Outside, the street is filled with cruelty, fear, and injustice. He watches quietly, contemplating, then chooses not to be silent. Sometimes justice isn’t loud; it walks in, handles what needs to be done, and walks out again. It also questions when violence became just a reaction, and when it is our responsibility to step in. The twist wasn’t in what happened, but who did it ...