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Moth

2009 · 22 min

A quiet, uneasy character study that drifts through empty rooms and long silences, leaving you with a lingering sense of restlessness.

Directed by
Hilton Carter
Genres
Drama
Starring
Brandon Lewis, Susan Mereness, Heaven Murphy
Overview
A young actress from New York is in Los Angeles for work - while staying at a family friend's empty home, boredom and unhappiness are only some of her problems.

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Directed by
Hilton Carter
Genres
Drama
Starring
Brandon Lewis, Susan Mereness, Heaven Murphy
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • identity
    • loneliness
    Places
    • big city
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Hilton Carter
    Written by
    Hilton Carter
    Starring
    Brandon Lewis, Susan Mereness, Heaven Murphy, Devon Woods
    Music
    Andrea Choe
    Runtime
    22 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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