Movie

Cinnamon Swirl

2024 · 21 min

A quiet, introspective short that lingers on small emotional shifts, asking you to sit with uncertainty and the ache of outgrowing someone.

Tagline: Have you ever wished to be on someone else’s head? See the world from their point of view?
Overview: Cinnamon Swirl follows Annie, a young woman in a long term relationship. When she meets Alvy, at a party, she realizes that she might have outgrown her partner. How can these feelings can be conveyed? Stability or experiences? Past or future?

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
coming-of-age
betrayal
freedom
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Claire Diot
Written by: Malena Ruiz
Starring: ANNA MARIA BURDULI, CHLOE JACCOUD, HARRY DONOGHUE, BRADLEY PEAKE, SUKIE SKINN, Nikki Simon
Music: RYAN SKIDMORE
Cinematography: Alex Li
Runtime: 21 min
Languages: English

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