Short film

Inner Child

12 min

A whimsical, fast-paced escape through decaying imaginary worlds that feels like a playful but earnest plea to protect your creative spark.

Overview: After a mysterious figure pulls her through a portal during a boring day at work, a young woman must connect with her past creative life and travel across fading pocket dimensions as she flees to escape a bureaucratic agent dedicated to uniformity and order.
How it feels: Whimsical, satirical, earnest and tense. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Identity, immigration, rebellion, memory
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
immigration
rebellion
memory
freedom
Places: workplace
fantasy world
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none