RKS 2023 Film: “Bloom”: Toronto International Film Festival

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The Canadian short “Bloom” screens as part of the TIFF Short Cuts Programme. It scores big points in 11 minutes and may have you guessing what it is all about. No Greta Thunberg inflicting didactic misery but rather an almost no dialogue short.

Here is my take. Poor Laurel walks home to find her partner Hannah has packed up and left! And Laurel had brought home as a gift a special plant for Hannah.

The plant has special powers. Boy this would make a fantastic horror movie! Laurel in a sense lives the life of her plant. As the plant suffers so does Laurel.

A pleasant warning to appreciate the benefits of vegetation for humanity without having to listen to the shrill screams of an angry Scandinavian teenager.

Jodi Balfour as Laurel delivers an impeccable performance.

“Bloom” screens on 8 and 12 September 2023.

Directed by British Columbia filmmaker Kasey Lum.

RKS 2023 Short Film Rating 95/100.

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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