The Blue Candle is a new sci-fi short from director Bob Jordan of Obverse films...it is an exploration of the consequences to humanity as a species if we remain insular and fail to move on from Earth.That's some pretty heavy stuff, dealing with big ideas...and what I liked about it was that it manages to get these ideas across in a simple, visually interesting way that doesn't make you feel small...it doesn't talk down to you, it invites you in...and it has this fantastic Philip Glass type minimalist music that I always love because it's sort of neutral emotionally. It doesn't tell you to be up or down but it stirs whatever emotion everything else is stirring in you...it's stimulating....and unlike the most famous Glass scored piece, it's going somewhere...in fact this is a prequel to a feature film which I believe they have just finished shooting called The Colour of Everything so I'm looking forward to seeing where they go with this premise...So, The Blue Candle, a visually, aurally and intellectually stimulating teaser for what looks to be a very unique feature...exciting.
