Shorts Spotlight: Midnight Son

Posted on September 25, 2014September 22, 2014 by Courtney SmallIn Short Films1 Minute Read

Academy Award Winner Melissa Leo stars in this film about a marriage of quiet desperation. Midnight Son revolves around a mild-mannered professor, Edward (Jack Mulcahy), as he leaves his wife, Rita (Leo), one night to meet a stranger from an Internet chat room. It is only during his journey that we begin to discover the real reason for the disintegration of Edward and Rita’s marriage. Director Adam Davenport’s film has shades of Happiness in the way it disarms you at first before diving into disturbing territory. Aside from Mulcahy and Leo, Davenport fills his film with a strong supporting cast that includes several notable character actors such as David Harbour (A Walk Among the Tombstones, The Equalizer) and Alice Grace (Magnolia).

Midnight Son
Director: Adam Davenport / USA / 2007/ 23 minutes
Starring: Melissa Leo, Jack Mulcahy, David Harbour and Alice Grace

Published by Courtney Small

The founder of Cinema Axis, Courtney is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic who can frequently be heard discussing film as co-host of Frameline on Radio Regent. Courtney has contributed to several publications including Leonard Maltin, That Shelf, POV Magazine, In the Seats, Black Girl Nerds, and Comix Asylum. He has appeared on ET Canada and Hollywood Suite's Cinema A to Z. Courtney celebrates diversity in cinema as host of the Changing Reels podcast and is a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association, the Online Film Critics Society, and the African American Film Critics Association. He is also a Golden Globes International Voter. View all posts by Courtney Small

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