Name: The First Vampire: Don't Fall for the Devil's Illusions
Genre: Short
Released: 2004-04-15
Duration: 24 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Ben Livingston, Derrick O'Connor, Susan Duerden

At the heart of this film is a very interesting premise with great potential for a short. Unfortunately, because of bad storytelling and writing, and the introduction of horror film clichés, we are not given a way to approach this idea such that it becomes artful and interesting. Instead we--at least, I, was a little disappointed. I also found myself a little confused that the story limboed between something cliché and something truly original. 

The Cinematography, on the other hand, is excellent, being among the best I've seen in short films. I would recommend anyone who is interested enough to read this review to watch the actual film; I just don't recommend that you have high expectations of it.

The short form refers to creative works characterized by their brevity and concise storytelling. Unlike full-length feature films, short films have a running time of less than 45 minutes, while TV shorts have a running time of less than 22 minutes.

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