[8.0/10] I really dig the vibe this one is going for. I’ll admit, I’m not as reverent of Bowie as most people are, so the song carries a little less weight, but I’m still a sucker of the slowed down, mournful version of a more cheery pop tune. I also like the setup here. You have these two girls who are both dealing with their parents being away, which puts them both in a bad headspace and more likely to lash out at something, whether it deserves to be the object of their frustration or not. Their escalating feud is dramatized nicely, with each bit of revenge going one step beyond the lost until they’re brawling in the hallways. And then, the tragedy strikes and suddenly it all seems so petty. The short does a great job of capturing the mood of what it felt like to be a high school student when 9/11 happened, how the mundane drama of your life suddenly gave way to this national shock to the system. The way that it spurs these two young women, practically at one another’s throats moments ago, to reach to one another for solace, is superb. Sure, it’s interesting to consider exactly how this is going to be a prelude to *Star Trek: Picard* but more than that, I like it as a short exploration for how the world’s horrors can put things in perspective for us, and unite us in an hour of sadness and need.