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THE CUB (2013) Short Film: Riley Stearns + Savannah Lathem get Primal

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The Cub Short Film. Riley StearnsThe Cub (2013) short film stars Savannah Lathem, Davey Johnson, Alexis McGraw, and Mandy Olsen. The Cub’s plot synopsis: “It’s the story of a five-year-old girl who reads at an eight-year-old’s level being turned over by her middle-class parents to a pack of wolves to learn ‘strength, self-reliance, and cunning behavior.'”

On The Cub and the plot’s evolution:

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Where most short filmmakers use their precious little time to showcase wild effects or crazy camera moves, Stearns focuses on tension, humor and storytelling.

The girl is timid at first, clutching to her father’s leg, but as he says, “[Wolves] can smell fear,” so she woman’s up.

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Source: Imdb, Vice, Slashfilm

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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