Latchkey’s Lament: Review

“Latchkey’s Lament” was the opening short film for “Mulberry Street” on the opening night of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. We are introduced to an elderly man who comes home and places his keys in a bowl by the door and makes his way upstairs. It is at this time, the two keys spring to life and we learn these two keys are together, romantically as they begin to dance across the ledge they are left upon. Suddenly they are whisked away by a mysterious assailant and so begins their troubles.

“Latchkey’s Lament” was a lovely short film that tells the tale of these two little keys and their desperate struggle to overcome their captor, what appears to be a steam-powered mutant of sorts who makes use of the keys he finds to satiate a hunger he has. Although I did enjoy this little short, it did seem a strange one to place before the feature. It didn’t quite seem to pair well, and may have suffered for it.

The visuals were enchanting and the pace was tight. I enjoyed this little short by director Troy Nixey