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PINPOINT

2025 · 16 min

A tight, unsettling short that makes academic pressure feel like a slow creep into something sinister.

Directed by
Michael Merlino
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Overview
Driven by school pressures and unhealthy obsessions, a med student chases success by any means.
How it feels
Tense, dark and eerie. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Obsession, ambition, corruption, identity
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Michael Merlino
Genres
Horror, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Michael Merlino
Written by
Michael Merlino
Starring
Michael Merlino, Pete Berwick, Luke Venegas, Hannah Ignacio, Sara Vianna, Brian McCreadie
Cinematography
Hannah Ignacio
Runtime
16 min
Country
United States of America

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