2019 Short Film: Lili

• Directed by Yfke van Berckelaer
• Written by Yfke van Berckelaer
• Stars Lisa Smit, Derek de Lint
• Run Time: 8:38
• Watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZG8cklgGF4

What Happens

An actress does an audition for a man who gets increasingly demanding of her skills. She reads over her lines, gets complimented on her performance, and then is instructed to change it up some. This repeats a few times, and she gets more and more uncomfortable each time. 

Commentary

Is the director named Harvey, by any chance? It was fun seeing her read the same lines with different emphases and attitudes. I assume that many auditions go something like this, at least until the ending, which is really well done. 

It’s a simple short, with only a bit of weirdness right at the end. They did a lot with a little here.