‘Unknown Origins’: Cool Concept, Poor Execution
Unknown Origins promises a cool spin on superheroes and serial killers, but ultimately delivers cheap comedy.

The screen is crossed by flying dogs while, on the ground, their eager owners perform a symbiotic dance. A series of images that go beyond everyday life and conjure up the fluctuating, underlying meanings of the mundane. This project was developed within the framework of Chanfaina Lab’s program.
Unknown Origins promises a cool spin on superheroes and serial killers, but ultimately delivers cheap comedy.
A short hybrid film featuring everyone's favorite Disney characters.
With The Father, writer-director Florian Zeller- who wrote and developed the play upon which the film is based- pulls no punches as he confidently makes every effort to put the audience in the mind of someone whose grip on reality has all but vanished. It’s a dazzling testament to Zeller’s abilities as a director as he makes his first transition from stage to film appear as if he’s been working behind a camera his entire career. The dialogue he fashions with co-writer Christopher Hampton, along with the work of production designers Peter Francis and Cathy Featherstone, collectively makes the downward spiral of dementia startlingly tangible, doing so in a way that can be comprehended by everyone except the person it directly affects.
Initially feeling like a passionate group having a bit of harmless fun with filmmaking, it leads to something sinister enough to leave a mark.
This glimpse into this world is so captivating that it is an easy must-see, nearly flawless, and exceptional in every way.
I understand that this would have been consistent with the language used by that generation, due to its role in the medical profession, however as someone who has family members with Down Syndrome I took it very personally.