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Title: A Ghost and a Boy with a Box on His Head
MPAA Rating: N/A
Director: Philip Blue
Starring: Mykal Rees-Davies, Catherine Velarde, Pedro García
Runtime: 1 hr 13 mins

What It Is: Theo (Rees-Davies) meets a girl named Sadie (Velarde) one day at a thrift store. At least he thinks he did. Regardless Theo cannot get Sadie out of his head when Theo begins to start seeing her everywhere. But is he really? His mother doesn’t seem to ever recall meeting a “Sadie”. Is there something wrong with young Theo? Is he imaging the girl of his dream?

What We Think: There’s a very raw sensibility to the film. That’s the first thing you notice. The films unique shooting style mixed with its budget made the whole examination of schizophrenia far more visceral and real. At its core, there is a love story and its one that whether real or imagined is nonetheless adorable. Rees-Davies and Velarde have a chemistry akin to what you’d find in one of my favorite films Wristcutters: A Love Story. Blue, who wrote and directed this does an excellent job of making us care for Theo. He also seems assured in the editing room cutting the narrative together and making a heartbreaker of a film.

Our Grade: B-, This was a very surprising film! Not only does the music in this help establish a tone but it’s awesome music. These are tunes you can listen to outside of the film themselves. I am going to recommend this film most assuredly. The perfect fit for anyone looking for a smaller film experience that brings everything together really well. I cannot wait to see what Blue will do next. Speaking of which check out our interview below with Philip Blue.

INTERVIEW WITH WRITER/DIRECTOR PHILIP BLUE