Short film

The Leap

2011 · 26 min

A disorienting, quietly unsettling short that shifts between lonely roads and hollow spectacle, leaving you uneasy about love and belief.

Tagline: Everybody wants to take the easy way out
Overview: A young woman picks up a strange hitchhiker while lost and, in an alternate reality, participates on a sleazy reality television show, eventually confronting her faith in love and humanity.
How it feels: Eerie, satirical, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, love, faith, media
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
love
faith
media
isolation
Places: road trip
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Directed by: Mark Hanson
Written by: Mark Hanson
Starring: Eva James, Isai Rivera Blas, Jeff Elliott, Craig Stickland, Aaron Phypers, Samantha Farrow, Frances Townend, Sean Kaufmann
Runtime: 26 min
Country: Canada