Proxy | She Fulfills Their Desires, But There's a Cost | Sci-Fi Short Film
In a world where people hire ‘Proxies’ – trained humans who stand-in for a lost loved one — Victoria navigates life as LA's most in-demand proxy while struggling with her own demons. A selection of Short of the Week, the web's leading curators of quality short films. ✨ JOIN US ON SHORTVERSE: https://www.shortverse.com/ ???? SUBMIT A FILM: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/submit/ *_PROXY_* Dir. Sophia Banks https://www.instagram.com/sophiabanksc https://www.instagram.com/proxyfilm 'It’s perfectly normal to talk to someone once and then never speak to them again. We do it every time we give a tourist directions, or when we accidentally talk to a telemarketer who’s got something unnecessary to sell us. But there are times when you’ve known someone for a long, long time, and the conversation goes dead forever. Maybe it’s an ex, a dead relative, or someone who abused you, and there’s no possible way to tell them how you feel. What are you supposed to do? Go to therapy? Write a letter? Society tells us these methods can be helpful. But what if there was a service that could send a real-life person to your house who would pretend to be someone from your past, someone you could have a real-life conversation with? Someone you could confess to or unload upon without fear of consequence or retribution? That’s the premise of director Sophia Banks’ _Proxy_, a sleek thriller about a woman named Victoria who shows up at strangers’ homes and plays the part of someone she’s never been—a “proxy” for someone the customer needs to talk to, but can’t. The woman, played with icy intensity by Australian actress Emma Booth, performs her role as a cross between therapist and sex worker—over a series of vignettes we see her exorcise her clients’ trauma via her performances but, in doing so, endures behavior that feels increasingly ugly and exploitative of her. However, as her facade of composure begins to crack, Victoria reveals her own sublimated issues.' - S/W Curator, Adam Banks FULL REVIEW: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2023/08/21/proxy/ *CAST + CREW* Dir. Sophia Banks Screenwriter: Dominick Joseph Luna Producers: JP Bradham, David O'Donnell Starring: Emma Booth Marcus Coloma Shaw Jones Erika Christensen Madison Mason Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.
