Short film

Silence

2025 · 10 min

A quiet, music-driven slice of life that finds emotional weight in small domestic moments and unspoken tensions.

Overview: A high school senior and her mother navigate cultural barriers during their nightly routine of watching TV. As college dreams clash with familial expectations, unspoken tensions rise, and music becomes the language of their hidden desires and unexpressed love.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, immigration, coming-of-age
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
immigration
coming-of-age
love
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: music, drama
Directed by: Katherine Lynn-Rose
Written by: Katherine Lynn-Rose
Starring: Katherine Lynn-Rose, Yen Wen Chen, Noah Leety, Tess Porterfield Lovell, Liv Licursi, Erica Faye, Eddie Lacson, Jonah Sussman
Music: Lilianne Coeverden
Cinematography: Angel Katthi
Runtime: 10 min
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: English, Mandarin