Lumeria
Most of us grew up listening to classic stories and fairy tales from our parents and elders. These stories made life much colorful and exciting. Plus, it ignited limitless imagination in our head that made us create our own depiction of that fantasy world and let the story run over and over in our minds. As time passed by, we get to read them ourselves which enabled us to dig deep within the story. We get to see and understand beyond its usual factors of love, happiness, wonderful journeys, epic adventures, and of course, the overrated happily ever after. We get to feel and comprehend with the emotions behind it and the truth that often hides under an invisible cloak. We get to understand and put the puzzle pieces together of questions that baffled our minds with each story and conclude that their fantasy world covers the real facade of the basic human dilemma they are experiencing, and at the end of the day most of them struggled with social, mental, and emotional issues most of us encounters. To paint a better picture of that situation, I was able to discover an exceptional short film that I am very much happy to share with you all today titled “Lumeria” created by Kristen Jensen.
“Lumeria” is a psychological fantasy thriller, one of the first of its kind, and already raises the bar high on this genre. It swept me off my feet. It was something that started so pure, so vibrant, and innocent that gravely transformed into the other side of darkness, filled with fear, terror, instigated by a twisted mind, and I am in love with it. I want to see MORE! The opening made an impact on me, it felt like watching an opening scene of a series coming from Netflix and BBC One. The quality of the film is breathtakingly spotless. I am rooting for more of this short film. This can surely be an incredibly impressive and promising pitch for the next series to be eagerly excited about. There are so many series and films right now about fantasy world, RPG games, fairy tale revivals, medieval stories, but there was nothing like Kristen Jensen’s Lumeria, because it depicts more than a creative imagination, but dwells truthfully with mental health issue we don’t get to see much with films on the same genre.
I was held captive by the main character Claire, the future queen of Lumeria, and is exquisitely portrayed by the very lovely and very talented Chelsea Jurkiewicz. I love the way she is in touch with her character, her emotion and versatility make me want to see more of her and anticipates on how the story will develop. I am also giving extra points to this film because of its divine cinematography and flawless editing, and considering it had a declared budget of below $5K was super impressive. And of course, I wouldn’t end this review without recognizing the notable contribution of its cast, aside from our amazing lead Chelsea Jurkiewicz, her co-stars Lee Liston and Rick Macy also made their craft felt using their excellent acting skills and masterful personification of the characters they portray. Amazing, Amazing film, high regards to its impressive first-time filmmaker director Kristen Jensen, and all the creative people behind this film lead by producer Bryan Fugal. Cheers and Congratulations!
