Wasp (2003)
After being so impressed with Fish Tank, I wanted to see this short that was Andrea Arnold’s breakthrough Oscar win. Set in the same harsh environment as Fish Tank and with the same overall feeling. I feared the worst when the wasp appeared, but what a relief. It would be to easy to simply label Zoë here as a terrible mother, but like with what Andrea did with Fish Tank there is no judgement of those people living like this and it is clearly not all misery or child neglect. Though there is plenty of that. Everyone really just tries to live the best they can, and have fun a long the way.
Rating: 3.5