Short film

Girl

1997 · 17 min

A quiet, unsettling short that creeps up on you with an uneasy intimacy and a sting of dark revelation.

Overview: A girl knows just what it will take to get her lonely, depressed mom out of her funk...and gives it to her.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, eerie and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, isolation, grief, deception
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
isolation
grief
deception
trauma
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Directed by: Amanda Michener
Written by: Amanda Michener
Starring: Agnes Bruckner, Zac Drayson, Gwen Valo, Jennifer Albano, Trinity M. Stiles, Courtney Webb
Music: Sam Bisbee
Cinematography: Cornelius Schultze-Kraft
Runtime: 17 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English