Short film

Captive Audience

15 min

A quirky, light-hearted short that finds gentle absurdity in a jazzman's odd gig at the zoo.

Tagline: Rejected by the industry, embraced by the wild.
Overview: Rejected by the music industry, a disenchanted jazzman decides to perform his music to a different audience — animals at the zoo.
How it feels: Whimsical, absurd, light and melancholic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Art, identity, isolation, music
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
identity
isolation
music
rebellion
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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