DENVER — The claustrophobic breathing that ushers in the blank opening screen of “Skin & Bone” is all that’s needed to set the tone for the folk-horror short.
Character? Plot? Setting? These things can be nebulous in short films, which, like short stories, are often focused on evocative impressions over deep cuts (although the best ones leave both).
“It’s less about the role and more about the overall project, because sometimes I don’t even know what my character is,” said Amanda Seyfried, who stars in the 17-minute “Skin & Bone” along with real-life husband Thomas Sadoski. “I know that sounds kind of nuts, but with short films, you have a different type of space, and there are less people and pressure and more creativity involved, so it’s really about the storytelling more than anything.”
