By Alex Silverman
Great White Sharks is just what you’d think it’s about. However, this short by student Lakan Duskin is portrayed in a fun and imaginative manner. With the power of LEGO and stop motion animation, 10 year old Director Lakan Duskin (assisted by his Mom, Darling Duskin) creates a well-built (pun intended) short film.
Duskin documents from birth to death the life of a great white shark. We learn about the important role that great white sharks play in protecting our environment as well as the challenges they face. The short includes a lot of shark trivia and facts about their role in keeping populations of their prey at a substantial level. Great Whites face threats and are victims of human fishing nets and people’s desire to eat shark meat. While Duskin’s film only covers the basics, it is still an impressively made short that once again proves you can do anything and everything you want with LEGO and a little imagination. I give this film 4 out of 5 stars.
Alex is a recent graduate from Columbia College Chicago with a major in Comedic Writing & Performance and a minor in Writing for Television. Apart from his work as part of the Planet Classroom Network Film Selection team at CMRubinWorld, he served as a screening panelist intern for the International Children’s Media Center, a sketch writer, and an on-set production assistant at the 61st Annual Chicago/Midwest Emmy Awards.
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