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Zygote

2025 · 3 min

A quick, wry apocalypse vignette that balances bleakness with deadpan humor and a sharp final turn.

Directed by
Lachlan Wylie
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
When hope is fragile, put it in a jar.
Overview
Years after an apocalyptic event wiped out most of the Earth’s population, a lone wanderer carrying the salvation of mankind meets a mysterious stranger.
How it feels
Dark, absurd, satirical and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Survival, isolation, fate, identity
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Lachlan Wylie
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
far-future
Audience
teen
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour6
Realism3
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Lachlan Wylie
Written by
Lachlan Wylie, Myles Cunningham
Starring
Simeon Pento, Banyan Freeborn
Cinematography
Jovian Ubukata
Runtime
3 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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