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Last week, we posted the trailer for Nascent’s short film, Top Floor. Today, the short film is here for all of you to enjoy.

Top Floor uses a nonlinear narrative covering three days in the lives of two bank robbers, Cindy and Kathleen. Following a successful bank robbery, the two attempt to escape Chicago. However, a presumed secret Kathleen is keeping from Cindy causes the latter’s increasing jealousy to erupt. The short film attracts viewers with its style and energy, exuding a very Pulp Fiction/Quentin Tarantino-esque style. Top Floor‘s influenced and inspired by pulpy, ’70s exploitation films, and it shows. The two leads put in well enough performances, but auxiliary characters fumble a bit.

One other complaint is how the short ends abruptly. I can understand the attempt to keep the story short and simple with a cliffhanger ending, but there’s a huge difference between leaving viewers guessing and simply going to black on a dime. However, in saying that, I express my interest in wanting more. The 12-minute runtime doesn’t do Top Floor justice. Here’s hoping the concept gets expanded in the future.