Not to be confused with the 2014 Stephen King film, Mercy is a indy short by Canadian couple Jodi & Victor Cooper that follows serial killer Mercy Noble.
For a low-budget short, Mercy really is a fine piece of art, ironically so as Mercy Noble is known as "The Artist".
She realises that in the small town she lives there are a lot of depressed people who are considering suicide. Using a website where these people share their thoughts she tracks them down and helps them along to their final resting place.
Afterwards she paints a grizzly scenario in their blood. Hence, The Artist.
For such a short piece there is a lot to take out of it. I for one watched it twice in a row and still there are unanswered questions - which is why I found this such a great short and describe it, in itself as "art".
Kirsten Wight as Mercy Noble is the true star and I would not be surprised to see her again after this, as both anti-hero and posthumous narrator of Mercy she glides into the role like she was born for it.
Well put together and well thought out, although filled with glorious brutal violence it begs more of you than just enjoying the gore. I would love to see this team continue in the same vein.
8/10 Masks
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