TEN THOUSAND HOURS - A Great Short Film about Naive Ambition
Ten Thousand Hours is a fantastic and well made short film directed by Joe Sill. This is the same guy that directed the sci-fi short Expo. This new movie isn't a sci-fi film. It's not an action film. It's a solid drama that tells a story about naive ambition. It follows a young architect who "falls from grace with an ambitious design that spirals him into a world of ego and obsession."
The film is a character focused piece that was kickstarted and made on a budget of $6,500. Here's the synopsis:
JACK is an eager young assistant at a top architecture firm. When a colleague's pitch for a prestigious client fails, Jack steps out of line to propose an impromptu design that impresses everybody. He commissions the firm’s biggest project - and also becomes its architect.
We follow Jack into a downward spiral of EGO, overcommitment, and obsession as we watch his ambitious design overwhelm him. He assumes that he can do it all - but he ultimately hurts those closest to him.
Check out the short for yourself and tell us what you think.