One Step Forward

May 24, 2011

0h 5m

★ 0.0

Love in reverse.

Overview

Selected for the Cannes 2012 Short Film Corner. A man is standing in the middle of a river when he receives a phone call asking about his current whereabouts, and so we see the preceding moments explaining how he got there and why, all played fully in reverse from end to beginning.

Genres

Comedy

Romance

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Cast

Man

Benjamin Crowell

Woman

Mali MacConnell

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