Some directors never get over their first success, especially when
it involves cute animals. But Jacob Owens, director of the
beloved Copain short film trilogy (about a gay hamster on a
quest for love), has left the furry ones well behind. Owens describes
his new short Conscript, screening at AFF, as “a love story of
two aliens torn apart, as he is conscripted into the military to invade
earth.” The trailer is gorgeous, with the same aesthetic attention to
detail that made his Copain films such a treat to watch. See for
yourself at owensproductions.com.
This article appears in Aug 27 – Sep 2, 2009.