Summer is a magic time when you’re young, even more so when you’ve got a cabin off the grid for you and your friends. Honeycomb is a roughshod film that carries that premise to an unsettling conclusion. It regularly eschews conventional filmmaking, creating an assertively aesthetic experience for better and for worse. There’s no ignoring the stilted dialogue (save for an offscreen-on-mic fight), overly long static shots and sporadic cuts. It’s a jarring bit of film and it won’t sit well with everyone. But when it does find its footing it has a genuine artistry to it, something every director hopes for in a debut. Honeycomb is a surrealist, romanticized mourning of lost youth. Though it’s a far cry from a “Hollywood” production, it holds an undeniable intentionality that will draw you in.
Honeycomb screened as part of the Slamdance Film Festival 2022.
