The Garage
Do you remember your first job? That summer job you took because you had nothing to do for the summer, or your parents told you so, or you simply need to earn money because you don’t have any to spend over the school break. Looking back at the memories of your first job, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Does it make you smile then heartily laugh, or do you cringe with chills sending down your spine? But one thing’s for sure it is the people you worked with that impacted the experience and filled the memory. Well, today’s focus film will make you reminisce about those good old days you spent your summer working. But hopefully, you’re not like this young man from Indiana, the lead character of the movie, who’ll surely cringe whenever he makes a visit down memory lane of his first summer job in The Garage.
The short film “The Garage” is a suspense drama story directed by Daniel McMellen and written by Chris Vincent. This narrative short tells the story of a young lad from Indiana, who took his first summer job at an old garage run by local folks. The kid (Jack Coghlan) goes by his day helping around the garage; giving a hand to the owner Old Man Schlemer (Harry Marsh), getting errands done for Barney (Matt Vincent), and being annoyed by lazy Buzz (Matt Vincent). There is no easy job at first. It takes a lot of dedication and intense hard work to feel accomplished. But the challenge doesn’t end there. You have to keep up and get along with co-workers. And this wasn’t a walk in the park for our lead guy, especially dealing with lazy Buzz. He got his eyes on the new kid. And he’s been pulling off tricks that are a little too crazy to handle. Until one day, the craziness went far and personal that it became a life and death situation.
I love this film. I fell in love with it the moment it began. The cinematography is impeccable. I adore that warmness and its vivid lighting. It made me feel like I am watching it from my windows on a lovely Sunday morning. I can watch this over and over. Not to mention its complementing, epic, and nerve-wracking story, makes this short film a legend on my record. I haven’t seen anything like this in a while. The feistiness of the story is one of the finest yet that I have screened this season. I was able to feel the intensity and the fear of the nail biting climax. The way that the story was narrated is also one of the best. The vintage feel was so authentic. And lastly but not the least, I am giving a standing ovation to the cast. They are all outstanding. Jack Coghlan and Jay Lay gave out one of the most intense scenes I have seen on film. No doubt that they are deserving of acting awards for their performance. Overall this short film is an award-winning caliber, and I am seriously a fan of it, already rooting for it for the finals. Cheers and Congratulations on the marvelous work!
