STUFFED - THEO RHYS (2021)

Written by Joss Holden-Rea and its director, Theo Rhys, the BAFTA long-listed Stuffed is the first musical two-hander I have seen. But then I have seen relatively few short film musicals - indeed, only the Oscar winning West Bank Story springs to mind. Stuffed tells the story of a female taxidermist who wants to stuff a human and the man who volunteers to be said human. It is an impressive film with wonderful cinematrography from Piers McGrail. I am not qualified to critique the music but the whole thing is reminiscent of the feature Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. If the budget was as low claimed (£16k) the filmmakers must have called in a lot of favours. If you like Stuffed by Theo Rhys, be sure to rate it and share it.