In Crossbow the spoiler is right in front of you, there in the title. A crossbow is an anachronistic device and does not, at least in my mind, lend itself well to analogy or metaphor. In spite, or, more accurately, precisely because this ominous title hangs over the very start of viewing, the short film remarkably sustains a growing dread throughout its languid narration and slow-moving, though arresting visuals; maximizing its force not through the promise of surprise but through the inevitability of its conclusion.
Cast
Crew
David Michôd
Director, Writer
Luke Doolan
Editor
Greig Fraser
Director of Photography, Still Photographer
Angie Fielder
Producer
Polly Staniford
Producer
Tarnia Nicol
Production Designer
Kirsty McGregor
Casting
Leonie Barker
Costume Designer
Alison McGirr
Makeup & Hair
Sam Petty
Sound Designer, Sound Mixer, Music
Michael McMenomy
Sound Recordist, Dialogue Editor
