Thirst

A man’s primary purpose for his family is to provide them with a life worth living. Food on their plate, a roof on their head, and a safe environment to grow. But how long will these safe places be available for us? With extreme changes and sudden unknown occurrences happening around us. Where can we go to build our homes and create hope for a better tomorrow? Today, I am very excited to share with you, my dear readers, a short film about a journey of a man, in search of a new beginning for his family. He traveled land and sea of the great unknown with only hope to discover a better place for his family. A film by one of Utah’s finest and award-winning directors named Cory C. Dangerfield, the title of his new promising short film is “Thirst” starring the very talented, Musa Aden.

Director Cory C. Dangerfield, who has co-written the story with another notably skilled filmmaker, Lenni Uitto showcases a narrative short of the journey of a man named Finga (Musa Aden). Finga traveled a great distance to reach the United States, foreign land that gave him the hope of a better future for his family. However, upon arriving at his destination, Finga was welcome with the existence of the current reality of the American Dream. An existence far away from the vision he had, far away from the hope and the promise of a better tomorrow. He pursued his journey through the disorder that was left and the uncertainty of the road by the desert. Struggling to survive, Finga sought water from the shambles that was left on the road. Going through cars, he found a bottle with very little water. He savored every drop of it. However something came up, and it seems like there is more for him than the bottle of water. If you want to know what awaits Finga, you seriously have to see this movie and trust me, just like Finga, you’ll be aghast on what or who he discovers next.

This short film gave me the impression of the reality of an alternate universe with an apocalyptic turnout if we continue doing or supporting everything that is going wrong around us. I love the narration, dramatization, and how our lead actor Musa Aden translated his journey. Alone, and in which the majority of the scenes don’t have any dialogues at all. Musa Aden was able to convey energy to make his viewers feel the gravity of his journey. I felt how he transformed into Finga’s character, and internalized his needs and his desire to discover something that is even unknown. Musa Aden is a revelation in this movie, and I am applauding his effort and dedication which showed in every scene. The cast was excellent too, and they gave me a pretty good shock at first, and it was good. It manifested how much in character they are for this film. I have high regard for this film. It currently sits at the top of my favorite local films. Amazing from the story, directing, editing, cast to cinematography, and even to sound and musical qualities.

This short drama is superb and seriously award-worthy. Director Cory C. Dangerfield and his team never fail to amaze me with their great work! Cheers for more! Congratulations.