"The Babysitter" is an American English-language short film from 2003, so this one will have its 15th anniversary next year. It is the first filmmaking effort by Israeli-born writer and director quite a while before he became an Emmy winner for Homeland. He was around the age of 30 when he made this one here and the talent is certainly visible. There's only two actors in here as we have the story of a girl and her slightly older babysitter who feels awkward by all the sexual references she makes and questions she has. But the film is also about being truthful and honest with each other and trusting somebody to an extent where you don't want to lie to him/her to make you look better, even if they are just your babysitter/babysittee.
I must say I enjoyed this little gem of a movie really a lot. This has mostly to do with child actress Tierra Abbott, who was simply brilliant and it is such a shame that apparently has not acted in a decade and seems to be enjoying a normal life away from the limelight now. I hope she is happy. Her male counterpart Jeremy Lelliott was good too, especially in portraying the awkwardness of the whole situation. And finally, Raff's script is without a doubt a success too. It is pretty brave and funny at the same time while dealing with a pretty edgy subject. Very well done, also in how he managed to include emotions of all kinds (loneliness, fitting in, relationships between parents and children etc.). It is nice to see this film here is not entirely forgotten, even if it is without a doubt criminally underseen. I suggest I stop writing now, so you stop reading and immediately go check it out. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Definitely one of the very best short movies of 2003. I highly recommend seeing it.
I must say I enjoyed this little gem of a movie really a lot. This has mostly to do with child actress Tierra Abbott, who was simply brilliant and it is such a shame that apparently has not acted in a decade and seems to be enjoying a normal life away from the limelight now. I hope she is happy. Her male counterpart Jeremy Lelliott was good too, especially in portraying the awkwardness of the whole situation. And finally, Raff's script is without a doubt a success too. It is pretty brave and funny at the same time while dealing with a pretty edgy subject. Very well done, also in how he managed to include emotions of all kinds (loneliness, fitting in, relationships between parents and children etc.). It is nice to see this film here is not entirely forgotten, even if it is without a doubt criminally underseen. I suggest I stop writing now, so you stop reading and immediately go check it out. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Definitely one of the very best short movies of 2003. I highly recommend seeing it.
