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REVIEW ON SHORT FILM:  STILL WYLDE



 

 Still Wylde is a short dramedy that tackles the emotional highs and lows of an unexpected pregnancy and miscarriage—with humour, honesty, and heartbreaking grace. 

Gertie and her sometimes boyfriend, Sam, are faced with a major life decision only to realize that even when they know what they want, life has other plans. 

The movie cantered around a sequence of Gertie buying every pregnancy test in a convenience store and pacing beside a dead plant instantly conveys anxiety and stakes. the unborn baby believed to die in the mother's worm but need to be in the stomach to due time of delivery. This led to the depression of the mother and the boyfriend Sam. The mother Gertie tries several ways to deliver the baby out but couldn't be able to. The framing and staging spark narrative without one line of voiceover. 

Close-ups capture Gertie’s flicker of hope, Sam’s stuttered support, and the clerk’s quiet empathy—moments that shape the world and create intimacy  

Gertie dominates the screen—each shot orbits her emotional journey. Visual sympathy grows without explicit empathy prompts 

Still Wylde is a masterclass in how to make a deeply personal, emotionally complex story resonate within tight constraints. 

 

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