Coat of Harm Review (short film)… a thought-provoking moment

Year: 2018
Genre: Faith, Terrorism, Relations, Drama
Cast: Donald Ndubisi, Saeed “Funky Mallam” Mohammed, MC Napoleon, Daniel O David, David Ohikhuare, Steph Ohikhuare
Director: Stanlee Ohikhuare
Writer: Stanlee Ohikhuare
Cinematographer: Stanlee Ohikhuare
Summary: 2 dead bodies start communicating by telepathy after a bomb blast; the topic of discussion: religious intolerance

Overall Rating: BBQ
Superb idea to spotlight religious differences through dead bodies talking to one another, very clever! Coat of Harm explored real facts and asked daring questions. We had a thought-provoking moment
~Worth Watching~

Delicious
—It was so surprising to hear voices not knowing who was talking until we realized it was the dead bodies 😂
Their eyes, rather than lips, were moving, ingenious! We never got to see the mortuary workers’ faces, only their lower parts. This unique presentation made Coat of Harm very intriguing and quickly captured our attention
—It always gets uncomfortable whenever there’s a plot on religious talks; but in Coat of Harm, the goal was shifted more towards the human aspect of our relations. We all need love, care, and friendship; religion aside, we are just people
—The dialogues were well written. Anger and hatred were unleashed; plus, there were some sensitive segments. Eventually, the loud message of love and peace was delivered
—The make-up work done on the corpses was impressive in addition to the set design purposefully covered with newspapers
—The end was bold illustrating a utopian world. But why not? Why can’t we strive for a better tomorrow or at least be the change in our neighborhood? 🥰

Bland
—Little issues with the continuity, e.g. there were times dead men’s body parts would move one way and then move back in other scenes
—Stanlee Ohikhuare could have used multiple angles and different composition techniques to keep scenes interesting in the mortuary scene