Deli Meat

A short dark comedy crime drama written and directed by Brick and starring Elliot Warren and Charlie Rix.

Two men, Cammy (Warren) and Coops (Rix), are at the countryside, but they are now there for a nice walk. They are carrying a dead body wrapped in a carpet and they are taking it in the woods with the intention of burying it. The two of them are criminals and Coops is claiming that he committed the crime. So they proceed to carry out their plan, only for contradicting opinions between them to complicate the situation.

The concept that this story revolves around is two outlaws having a few...well perhaps epiphanies would be the correct word, under rather unconventional circumstances. Although two guys are at an isolated location for gruesome deeds, the atmosphere turns comical (darkly comical that is) due to arguments that involve who will dig the grave, if Coops is truthful regarding his actions and why he brought a sandwich with him. Minor arguments escalate, things get out of hand and both men reevaluate their lives.

Adam Paolo Pelosi makes a great contribution with tense music that occasionally contains what sounds like hymns, resulting in dramatic scenes. Maximilian McKay is also to be commended for the high-quality cinematography.

Both Warren and Rix portray seasoned criminals who are also naive. Rix's characters differentiates mainly because he is dishonest regarding his alleged illegal actions, giving the impression that he is not as tough as he claims to be.

As this is a crime story, it is unsurprising that it is about living a life of crime, taking a life, honesty and regrets. Additionally, the film addresses themes involving self-reflection, having contradicting opinions, being proud of oneself and having aspirations.

A humorous, dramatic and moving crime short that seems to be more keen on pushing the illegitimate stuff aside in favor of acknowledging the idea that people should be happy with themselves.