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''Red River Ode'' is a 2013 American short film written and directed by Corey Hammett and J. Colby Doler. It tells the story of a lone prisoner who has escaped from a chain gang in Northwest Louisiana in 1918. It stars Ashton Ron-Gabriel. After being created for the 2013 Louisiana Film Prize, the film received critical praise and placed 4th overall in the festival, winning a $3k grant to invite the filmmakers back to the area for the 2014 contest. It premiered at the festival on October 5. The film was praised for its cinematography and striking use of music. In 2014 it was part of the Official Selection for the Viewster Online Film Festival III. Out of over 500 entries, Red River Ode placed 42nd with a 'Hotscore' of 91%. == Plot == In 1918 a black chain gang prisoner is running through an open field, presumably after escaping his confinement. When nightfall arrives he builds a fire and, using his sickle, he burns off his tattooed prison number, 48073. After taking refuge in a forest, he builds himself a small hut out of brush and branches to wait until he feels it's safe to leave. Soon thereafter he begins to hear noises that are uncommon with his natural surroundings, but ignores it. After some time of waiting in the woods he sings to himself an old chain gang song: ''Oh lord, I wonder if I'm ever gon' make it back home.'' ''Oh lord, it must have been the Devil that pulled me here.'' ''More down than out.'' ''Oh lord, I'm gon' be back home.'' ''Comin' back home one day 'for long.'' ''Away from here.'' ''If I woulda listened to my dear old mother,'' ''but she's dead and gon'.'' ''Oh lord, if I ever make it back home'' ''I'll never do wrong no more.'' Later, after failing at hunting wild animals, the prisoner is drinking nearby spring water out of a can he had kept with him from prison. He looks into the can to see it covered in blood, causing him to vomit and throw the can to the ground. After he coughs and vomits, he notices the can is no longer covered in blood and cannot find traces of any in the area. He immediately returns to his hut to find that it has been destroyed by a tree which had fallen over it. He then starts work on repairing it, only to faintly hear the words "Oh lord" in his voice sing back to him through the wind. The following night he is awoken by strange and loud noises as well as the barking of beagles. He hears I'm Always Chasing Rainbows by Charles W. Harrison in the distance that increases in volume as time passes. He runs away, but can't see where he is due to the darkness and eventually hides behind a tree and falls asleep after the noise settles. Waking up the next day, the prisoner searches the woods for evidence of dogs or whatever he can find to settle his confusion about the preceding night. After searching for a while, he hears clicks and breaking twigs in multiple directions accompanied by faint mocking voices and whispers. In his frustration, he punches a nearby tree and cries out in pain. The barking of beagles slowly rises and rises, only to fall silent immediately when the prisoner looks up to see what he heard. That night he stays awake by his fire, sickle in hand. After hours of silence he finally hears the song that played the night before. He decides to run out of the woods and escape the forest. He runs for hours until the sun comes up, never once finding a way out of the forest. As he grows tired and weary and subsequently more lost and confused, he comes upon a figure, a vagabond, in the woods hanging dead from a tree. The words ''You can't have me'' are written in blood across the vagabonds shirt. The prisoner is in shock as his surroundings shift and he is now in a different part of the woods and the hanging body is gone. The wind blows and he hears his voice singing through the trees: ''Oh lord, I ain't ever gon' make it back home.'' He looks off into the distance in shock. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Red River Ode」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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