Short film

Phosphorus

2022 · 26 min

A quiet, tense character study that lingers on the fragile edge between promise and collapse.

Overview: The École de France, the country’s most prestigious engineering university. Raphaël is spending the last weeks of the year enjoying life with his fellow students. A bright future awaits him, but everything is hanging by a thread.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, identity, class, friendship
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
identity
class
friendship
coming-of-age
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild