The Ellington Kid, 2012, Dan Sully

Dan Sully's The Ellington Kid, has elements of a thriller, a drama and even (dark) comedy. Within this melded narrative is representation of ethnicity, gang violence and general crime. The genres pitch this short film towards a younger audience- particularly the comedy elements- and although the representation may seem geared more towards an adult audience, the way in which is handled, through the comedy and alongside the relevancy of such topics to modern society, a younger audience is arguably Sully's true audience.
The Ellington Kid story itself makes use of ellipsis, whilst the narrative is told from the present- the story telling part of the film is linear and perhaps cyclical. What we see at the beginning in the present, is referenced towards the end of the ellipsis, and then at the very end of the film- also linking the two narrative components together.
The inciting action occurs with the beginning of the ellipsis, the stabbing of the 'Ellington Kid'. The climax is reached when the music crescendos as the shop is locked, entrapping all our characters in one singular setting- the kebab shop. Arguably there is no resolution, as we are left with more questions than answers, as we are left in darkness for a few seconds, with nothing but the teasing diegetic sound of the knives being sharpened.
Notably there is a lot of dialogue in The Ellington Kid, for a short film. This almost makes it feel as though the film could perhaps be made into a feature length, with greater exposition.