Short film

Woodwards

2025 · 32 min

A quiet, intense character study that sits with painful memories and the slow work of confronting them.

Overview: A young woman struggles with living a life wherein her identity is still tied to the abuse she experienced as a child. One night, she falls victim to an episode triggered by her PTSD and is forced to confront her struggles through two strange but poignant interactions with strangers.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Trauma, identity, isolation, healing
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
identity
isolation
healing
gender
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Carlisle Smith
Written by: Carlisle Smith
Starring: Elizabeth Rowe, Sav Moran, Madison Waters, Arthur Lyublinskiy, Declan Robinson, Terry Chen, Dolphin Dai, Eva Good
Cinematography: Minh Do
Runtime: 32 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English