Over, 2015, Jörn Threlfall

Over, directed by Jörn Threlfall, is in reverse chronological order, which is made obvious to the audience through the use of time stamps for each scene. There is limited dialogue throughout Over, with only ambient noise and natural sound used. This all adds to the realism, documentary-like elements of the film- which we found out at the end, in which the end credits tell us of the true story Over is based on.
Over begins at night- a stereotype for crime or 'danger'. The inciting action of the short film is perhaps the flowers on the roadside, or the blood being cleaned off the street, both suggesting death in this location.
The representation of a well-to-do area subverts the audiences expectations. With such an ordinary street, how could an incident resulting in death have occurred here?
Threlfall's frequent use of long shots in Over places us from an outside perspective. We're onlookers, not involved, just bystanders. The narrative of the film moves us anti-clockwise around the spot in which the man died. Without realising it, we are shown the importance of the spot in which he fell from the very first frame- but as we are merely distanced watchers, we do not appreciate this until we finally see the man fall on the spot in which we have circled for so long.