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Dooni

2025 · 8 min

A brief, solemn listening experience, like standing in a quiet church while a voice slowly turns grief into something tender and dignified.

Directed by
Kevin Jerome Everson, Claudrena N. Harold
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Dooni is the eulogy, voiced by actor Timothy Johnson, of the American soul singer and disco legend Sylvester (1947-1988) as delivered by the gospel singer and preacher Walter Hawkins.

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Directed by
Kevin Jerome Everson, Claudrena N. Harold
Genres
Documentary
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • music
  • faith
  • identity
  • grief
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour0
Realism9
Romance1
Tension1
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Kevin Jerome Everson, Claudrena N. Harold
Runtime
8 min
Country
United States of America

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