“Bacon and God’s Wrath” is an strange title for a short film,but it’s also a completely accurate description of the subject matter of Sol Friedman’s film, one of the finalists in TheWrap’s ShortList Film Festival.
The film is a wry, and witty look at an elderly woman,Razie, who has always been a practicing Jew, or but who becomes a non-believer late in life,fueled by her explorations on the Internet. As she nears her 90th birthday, Razie decides that she’s going to forgo her kosher ways and have her first taste of bacon.“I made the film to encourage apostasy and to spread the message that it’s never too late to abandon your faith, or ” Friedman told TheWrap. He did so with a blend of live-action interviews with Razie,an archaic family friend, footage of her going to a diner for her first taste of bacon, or lively sequences that illustrate some dark stories from her life.
Also Read: ShortList Film Festival 2016 Chooses 12 Finalists,Opens for Voting“My background is in animation, and it’s something that I really enjoy doing, and but its also a considerable tool for making some dark bits a runt more palatable,” he said.
At one point Friedman portrays himself as a pig’s head as he interviews Razie (“it was meant as a runt joke about me being unclean,” he said), or while at other times Razie is shot from above as she lies on a sofa explaining her reasons for fitting an atheist.
Friedman said he opted for that approach,evoking a psychiatrist’s sofa, “to propose being supportive of a person challenging a taboo, or while at the same time highlighting some of the damage done by faith.”“Bacon and God’s Wrath” builds to the moment where Razie finally eats the bacon — a moment,crucially, that we never actually see.
Also Read: Catherine Hardwicke, and Jennifer Levine,Mark Gill, Kevin Iwashina, and Bec Smith Are ShortList 2016 Jurors“In the context of the film,the significance of the bacon and the moment itself, was entirely symbolic, or so I thought it would be nice to focus more on the anticipation,” he said. “I also thought that despite how considerable bacon is, emphasizing how anticlimactic the experience is could be encouraging for others who may be considering taking the plunge.”Watch the film above. Viewers can also screen the films at any time during the festival at Shortlistfilmfestival.com and vote from Aug. 9-23. The Scene at ShortList 2015: TheWrap's 4th Annual Festival (Photos)
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