Tooth 4 Tooth (2020) Review
The streets have always been dangerous for those who are hated and misunderstood. Chris (Max García-Underwood) and his fellow drag artists know this only too well. As if the constant harassment from a new group of street preachers in the city wasn’t threatening enough, people are beginning to be found murdered with the victims’ bodies being drained of blood.
When a friend is killed, Chris begins to suspect that the street preachers are involved. He’s not the only one on the case – Dove (Shabana Azeez), an activist who post videos of the street preachers’ abuses online, is following them too. Things are not what they seem in the city at night, as the two find themselves caught in the middle of an ancient war between those who feed on the blood of the fearful and those who feed on the blood of the hateful. Nothing will be the same again.
TOOTH 4 TOOTH is the latest short from writer/director/producer Alice Maio Mackay, an award winning film-maker based in Adelaide, South Australia. At just thirteen minutes in length there’s little time to pack much content in but Mackay does just that. Character dynamics are effectively and quickly established, the plot moves at a decent pace and I particularly liked the idea of having vampires not just seeking out their usual portion of the red stuff, but specifically blood infused with fear. Add to that mix the scrumptious vision that is actor Brendan Cooney, as Harmony, and you have a nice tidy package to sink your teeth into.