“Five stars” – me

It’s rare to find an original film nowadays that just purely imaginative while providing a solid narrative. Winner of the BAFTA for Short Film 2014, Room 8 is one of five films that created their film on a single script as part of the Bombay Sapphire Imagination Series.

Initially, you would empathise with the prisoner despite having that inkling feeling of uncertainness towards him; from the way his positioned towards the wall and the harsh shadows that contour his face. On the other hand, our perspective is centred on the inmate that enters the cell, thus creating a shock factor when he is once again captured in a weird but freaking awesome way and the discovery of other matchboxes. The concept of the box itself is just genius that establishes a whole different dimension and climax in the short film.