Brett Williams and Hayden Phipps

Brett Williams and Hayden Phipps, “The Death and Life of Desmond Wolfe”, 2013 Entry for the Filminute Challenge

Every year, Filminute challenges filmmakers all over the world to tell a story in 60 seconds.

The concept of flipping through brief moments in a person’s life to create a short film is tried and true, which is what makes this outstanding work from Brett Williams and Hayden Phipps that much more impressive. For one, it’s got a beautifully-shot stunt at its core. For two, it subverts that common flash-by-flash exploration of a person’s existence by introducing us to a man who is not at all what he seems.

This film from South Africa received a Jury Commendation in 2013.

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