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Kindling

2013 · 5 min

A quiet, fable-like short that turns a simple wish into a gentle, unsettling meditation on age and consequence.

Directed by
Amy Doherty
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jenn Brown, Frank Holden, Marilyn Pumphrey
Overview
An elderly woman discovers the Fountain of Youth and gets more than she bargained for.

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Directed by
Amy Doherty
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jenn Brown, Frank Holden, Marilyn Pumphrey
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • identity
  • fate
Places
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Amy Doherty
Written by
Amy Doherty
Starring
Jenn Brown, Frank Holden, Marilyn Pumphrey
Runtime
5 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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