Recently I have become a fan of things short.
Short Stories
Short Poems
Short Movies
Short People
I never put much stock into shortness, thinking these smaller texts were created by those who could not complete the full-on-epic. I thought the emotional punch and creative juices present in little works could not compare to the lengthy masterful conglomerates.
I was wrong, very wrong.
Those Shorts Sure Shine
I was introduced to this movie a couple of weeks ago and its worth sharing. It is called Binta and the Great Idea and it was nominated for an Oscar in 2007, in that category called "Best Short Film: Live Action", you know the one we always groan at because it is holding us back from seeing Clint Eastwood or Penelope Cruise hold up the "real awards".
Binta is beautiful girl from Senegal, Africa, whose father has a great idea. As the only literate in her family Binta must help him write his idea down and pass it along throughout Africa.
Watch this 31 minute film. You will not regret the short amount of time you took out of your day to visit Binta in Senegal.
Here It Is
