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Huntsville

2025 · 12 min

A quiet, tense car ride through Texas, heavy with unspoken history and fragile hope.

Directed by: Johnny McAllister
Genres: Drama
Starring: Carter Burch, Atticus Banks, JW Rogers

Overview: J.W. drives across Texas to pick up his old friend, Will, on the day of his release from a three year stint at the State Penitentiary. He brings along Will’s son, nine year old Cole, perhaps unwisely. Huntsville is about that first day of freedom for Will

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Directed by: Johnny McAllister
Genres: Drama
Starring: Carter Burch, Atticus Banks, JW Rogers

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: family
freedom
redemption
parenthood
guilt
Places: road trip
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Johnny McAllister
Written by: Johnny McAllister, Annie Silverstein
Starring: Carter Burch, Atticus Banks, JW Rogers, Rachel Arguello
Runtime: 12 min

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