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Black Cake

2025

A quiet, bittersweet character study of grief and routine, steeped in food and family memory, that asks you to sit with its loneliness.

Directed by
Megan Channell
Genres
Drama
Overview
Black Cake follows an Indo-Caribbean woman in Queens who's stuck in a routined life after the death of her mother. She's presented with an opportunity that could change her life, but it requires her to step away from her comfort zone to sell her mother's home.
How it feels
Melancholic, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Grief, family, isolation, identity
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Megan Channell
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

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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 none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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