Elite Genetics

This is a really strong film - one which looks and sounds pretty good, has some good performances and some good production design.

Where it ultimately falls short sadly, is I think the story we're told would better suit being the backdrop to a more exciting story. The ethics in question of selective impregnations for the wealthy elite are a little dubious (we're told "some people don't deserve it" while also told "everyone should have this choice" at different stages in the film), I'd much rather watch a story which maybe takes place after where this one ends.

Is our character going to need to escape the law to keep her baby? Will the baby be taken away? Is she going to prison? A higher action approach to this story could be cool - a pregnant woman on the run from the law. I think something like this could have broken up the well-dressed but sterile sets.

In the end, you created what I'd consider quite a great foundation for a story - but I wanted to see more from the story itself.

Challenge for next year: Your storytelling instincts are good and I think your worldbuilding in particular is very strong - I'd love to see this expanded upon more, and after you land on your idea, consider if there's a more exciting story to tell in your universe.

A film with some serious subject matter that I think really had the opportunity to push things further, to not only make us think but really unsettle us.

AJ gives some really perceptive advice in his review as it really would have been great to see the consequences of the action here rather than the kind of debrief/explain yourself interview we got. And certainly more of the "elite woman" type character - she was terrifying in the short time she was on screen. I guess what I'm saying is that there just needed to be more stakes for our lead character, more danger for her and for us to feel that danger.

As it played out I was not 100% convinced by the 4th wall break at the end either. I think a greater impact could have been a nervous/unsure look to the side which would have left us with a more ambiguous ending as to her future and that of the baby she was carrying.

Overall, a pretty engaging film! Nice work!