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Night Surf

2007 · 10 min

A quiet, uneasy short that lingers on dread and loss more than shocks, like watching survivors wait for the end.

Directed by
Samuel Vary
Genres
Horror
Starring
Zach Vary, Simon Vickery, Bruce Osterling
Overview
On an August night on Anson Beach, New Hampshire, a group of former college students have survived a plague caused by a virus called A6 or "Captain Trips". They believe the virus spread out of Southeast Asia and wiped out most of humanity.

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Directed by
Samuel Vary
Genres
Horror
Starring
Zach Vary, Simon Vickery, Bruce Osterling
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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
    • survival
    • isolation
    • death
    Places
    • sea
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    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
    Horror5
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness7
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Samuel Vary
    Written by
    Samuel Vary
    Starring
    Zach Vary, Simon Vickery, Bruce Osterling, Molly Jordan, Siobhan Anderson, Sam Hyland, Robin Klasek
    Runtime
    10 min
    Country
    United States of America

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