Film Maudit 2.0 Festival Presents DISCO GRAVEYARD Film Review — Embracing Weirdness

The narrator’s voice in Izzy Lee’s Disco Graveyard asks us a series of questions about our personalities in childhood and adulthood —

“Are you tired of fighting? Can you rise above it?”  
This is asked as we watch a team of robotic engineers prod and jab a humanoid robot until it submissively stumbles forward.

“What are you made of?”
Meanwhile, we hear haunting music as scenes of human x-rays transition into scenes of cracked porcelain baby dolls looking away from the camera.

"What’s behind the curtain?” 
We watch a woman open the curtains. We hear a shriek, as the back of a mannequin’s head explodes.

After the narrator’s rhetorical questions, a large, glittering disco ball illuminates the screen with multicolor lights and dance music. The conclusion offered is that if we are not on this planet for long, we should truly live.

Disco Graveyard is a short film that might especially appeal to those who wonder about self-expression and their place in society. In this writer’s opinion, the electronic music and quick cut-scenes make for a well-paced three-minute film that aptly conveys Disco Graveyard’s encouragement for us to live to the max. This film isn’t for someone looking for an intricate plot – but it is a great pick for someone interested in themes of existence and purpose conveyed through creepy, ominous scenes and questions.

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Written, directed, produced, narrated by Izzy Lee

Produced by Steve Johanson

Edited by Michael J. Epstein

Composed by Shayne Gryn

Executive Producers: Josh Malerman, Paul Furio, Christopher D. Grace, Sarah Evans, Tom

Deady, Gordon B. White

Footage and Sound provided by Videvo, Mitchp, Pond 5, iStockphoto, Public Domain

Watch Disco Graveyard on the Film Maudit 2.0 website

Photos courtesy of Film Maudit 2.0; Top Photo of Disco Graveyard