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Lens

2021 · 10 min

A short, unsettling glimpse of conformity that slowly gives way to a small, defiant joy.

Directed by
Thomas Hanham
Starring
Flora Grant, Toby Constad, Christina Ado
Overview
In a conformist world where everyone wears the exact same pair of spectacles, a woman starts to question the peculiarity of her society and finds an illegal opportunity to see things differently... and dance.

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Directed by
Thomas Hanham
Starring
Flora Grant, Toby Constad, Christina Ado
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • conspiracy
  • freedom
  • rebellion
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Directed by
Thomas Hanham
Starring
Flora Grant, Toby Constad, Christina Ado, Paula Edda Klein, Hamza Ouechtati, Elizabeth McNally, George Hannigan
Runtime
10 min

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