{"id":2113,"date":"2017-10-11T12:56:48","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T16:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/?p=2113"},"modified":"2017-10-11T13:14:43","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T17:14:43","slug":"daily-horror-film-fest-the-fisherman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickzaino.com\/departmentoftangents\/2017\/10\/11\/daily-horror-film-fest-the-fisherman\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Horror Film Fest: The Fisherman"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every day in October, the Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast is spotlighting a different short horror film. Some of them, like this one, have a sci-fi bent. Today\u2019s entry is The Fisherman<\/em> from writer\/director Alejandro Suarez Lozano<\/a>. It\u2019s a truly international effort \u2013 Lozano is a Spanish director based in New York City, and the story takes place in Hong Kong. It\u2019s billed as a kind of Jaws<\/em>\/Alien<\/em> mashup, but it\u2019s more like Moby Dick<\/em> with a bit of Alien<\/em> and a dash of \u201cThe Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill.\u201d <\/p>\n

Wong is a third-generation fisherman in a world that is quickly leaving his profession behind. His fellow fishermen think he\u2019s crazy and taunt him about fighting the giant squid, the one ultimate \u201cone that got away\u201d story. The chief struggle is simple \u2013 man versus, well, we think it\u2019s fish at first. That proves not to be the case, but the twist is satisfying. It makes me want to know about this world, although Lozano has shown us everything we need to know. <\/p>\n

There are some gorgeous shots here, and the effects are well-done \u2013 spare through most of the film until the action ramps up. There\u2019s a link in the credits on the YouTube page to a \u201cbehind the scenes\u201d short<\/a> for those who want to know more about that. This is one of the longer shorts I’ll post this month, and when I screened it, I got a short commercial toward the end. <\/p>\n

Enjoy. And remember, no one messes with Wong. <\/p>\n