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The Shutter

2023 · 11 min

An intimate, unsettling short that turns a child's inner terror into something vivid and hard to shake.

Directed by
Samantha Garzon
Genres
Drama, Horror
Starring
Hannah May Cairns, Tatsiana Lazouskaya, Sophie-Jo Beman
Overview
When a young girl's past trauma manifests into vivid nightmares, she must face her fears head on.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Samantha Garzon
Genres
Drama, Horror
Starring
Hannah May Cairns, Tatsiana Lazouskaya, Sophie-Jo Beman
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • trauma
    • fate
    • madness
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror6
    Humour0
    Realism5
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, horror
    Directed by
    Samantha Garzon
    Written by
    Samantha Garzon
    Starring
    Hannah May Cairns, Tatsiana Lazouskaya, Sophie-Jo Beman
    Cinematography
    Isaac Harris
    Runtime
    11 min
    Country
    France

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