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Pleasure-Seeking

2026 · 14 min

A queasy, intimate slide into one woman's fraying mind, equal parts sad and unsettling, with an odd neighbour keeping you off balance.

Directed by
Michaela Holmes
Overview
Suffering a pervasive sense of loneliness, Sasha spends her days chasing a constant stream of dopamine—until a bizarre physical malady and a persistent neighbour unearth her unravelling mental state.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense, eerie and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Loneliness, isolation, obsession, madness
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Michaela Holmes
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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