Crossbow (2007)
In Crossbow the spoiler is right in front of you, there in the title. A crossbow is an anachronistic device and does not, at least in my mind, lend itself well to analogy or metaphor. In spite, or, more accurately, precisely because this ominous title hangs over the very start of viewing, the short film remarkably sustains a growing dread throughout its languid narration and slow-moving, though arresting visuals; maximizing its force not through the promise of surprise but through the inevitability of its conclusion.
Director: David Michôd
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Joel Edgerton as The Dad |
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Lisa Chappell as The Mum |
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Cy Standen as The Kid |
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Mirrah Foulkes as Cop #1 |
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David Michôd as Narrator / Lounge |
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Luke Doolan as Lounge |
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Nash Edgerton as Forensics |
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Dan Roche as Cop #2 |
| Directing | David Michôd | Director |
| Camera | Greig Fraser | Still Photographer |
| Writing | David Michôd | Writer |
| Production | Angie Fielder | Producer |
| Sound | Sam Petty | Music |
| Production | Polly Staniford | Producer |
| Editing | Luke Doolan | Editor |
| Production | Kirsty McGregor | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leonie Barker | Costume Designer |
| Production | Tarnia Nicol | Production Designer |
| Sound | Michael McMenomy | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alison McGirr | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Sam Petty | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Sam Petty | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Michael McMenomy | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Greig Fraser | Director of Photography |
