Watch: Tech Horror Romance Short 'Cautionary Tale' by J.L. Topkis

"Have you ever wondered what love does to a memory? How about what a memory does to love?" Check out this new short film from romantic horror for Valentine's Day if you fancy something a little spooky. Cautionary Tale is a 15-minute short directed by up-and-coming filmmaker J.L. Topkis and it's, well, a cautionary tale about being addicted to your phone. Featuring Larkin Bell and Carlie Young, with an innovative glitch art editing style by Scott Morris (you have to watch to understand what that means). Text messages from beyond the grave reshape a woman's life by notifying her every time she does something for the last time. This goes hand-in-hand with the trailer that also debuted the same day for Love Again, about a woman texting her dead fiancé. What a strange coincidence! It's quite a trippy short film, the editing is a little shocking at first but it turns into something quite creative, almost like time travel horror. I appreciate the ambition - it's worth the drive.

Thanks to Heart Beat Prod. for advice on this one. Brief intro via YouTube: "Text messages from beyond the grave reshape a woman's life by notifying her every time she does something for the last time." Cautionary Tale is written and directed by filmmaker J.L. Topkis - originally from Park City, UT who is currently shooting movies in LA, you can find more of his videos on his YouTube. Topkis says the film "started out as a potentially impossible-to-watch experience and blossomed into the most inspiring cinematic experience I've had in a long time." The short film has as many scenes and locations as a feature film, but uses "cubist editing" to tell the story. "This is my attempt to describe the bombardment of information that comes from being too close to your phone." Produced by Marissa Cattell, JL Topkis and Larkin Bell. It is edited by Scott Morris and features music by Kush Mody. For more details on the film, visit YouTube. To discover more short films, click here. Any opinions?

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