PAPER LINE: BRAGGING RIGHTS Punches Down With New Key Art For Ryan Watson’s Shortfilm Sequel
Tubi is pretty much a go-to place for anyone looking for some delightful surprises in niche driven home entertainment. Ryan Watson’s independent shortform action drama, Paper Line, is a testament to this fact after two years of collecting awards and nominations from various festivals prior to its current streaming and digital availability. Chronicling the travails of young HBCU pledges in their efforts to join Alpha Omega Sigma, the inaugural short takes a dark turn revealing the more brooding, pugilistic, clandestine nature of the fraternity. Martial arts training and discipline are revealed as the barometers of survival in a story that ultimately conveys deeper introspection in its messaging, on matters of self-worth and acceptance. It’s a short story imbued with potent action direction and choreography from multiple hands on set, allowing for the nascent talent crop in its cast to shine in some of the film’s most striking and collectively thrilling […]
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