“Artistic License” is a comedy short that preceded another feature but deserves a few lines for its own efforts. David, a government employee, worse, a genius DMV photographer, sets the slow and droll world of civil service on its ear. Not content just to take a photo for a person’s license, he’s manic about ensuring that the license owner is proud of their license photo. His boss has no illusions about the job and demands that he just shoots photos. That is, until she is befriended by the staff she berates and ends up before David for her own license renewal photo.
This film, though only 23 minutes, was a quiet treasure deserving of exposure and replay. The pace is smooth and quick. The humor understated but up front. The acting appeared tight and genuine. “Artistic License” is a fun film. A thought – it might be possible that a feature might develop out of the shadows of this delight.
WFC