The Bridge Partner

Gabriel Olson's "The Bridge Partner" is a wonderful exercise in slowburn tension and impending horror, for the first few minutes of the twelve-minute short film basically let us know which direction this short will go; the trick is getting through that remaining twelve-or-so-minutes and emerging as safe and calm as possible. The short focuses on Mattie (Beth Grant, who we horror fans will recognize as the strict teacher in "Child's Play 2"), an older housewife who enjoys indulging in a rousing game of bridge once a week at a local community center.

It is the axis. The contrast between the sophisticated lady and the poor housewife.