How much complexity can you build into a four minute movie? Plenty, as we see in “Connection” directed by Russian filmmaker Pavel Goncharov. A finalist in the 2019 FiLMiC Pro Fest, this comedic tear-jerker includes a painful romantic break-up, infidelity, new love, and loneliness. The plot rests on coincidence, a phenomenon that most people experience throughout their lives. Despite that reality, storytellers are warned against using coincidence because it can make a narrative seem improbable, the result of luck rather than dramatic forces.  But in “Connection,” Goncharov—helped by two solid performances— finds a way to turn an unlikely event into a believable moment.

In addition to directing, Pavel Goncharov is a cinematographer. You can see examples of his work on Vimeo and Instagram.

The editors of MobileMovieMaking.com have chosen “Connection” as a Mobile Movie of the Week.