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The Parting

2026

A quiet, emotionally precise watch that stays close to a child's small rituals as a way of weathering adult chaos.

Directed by
Marissa Aroy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Emmy Nolan, Valerie O'Connor, Paul Reid
Overview
A 9-year-old girl gains control amidst family chaos by striving for her hair's perfect parting and pigtails, becoming self-reliant despite emotional turmoil.

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Directed by
Marissa Aroy
Genres
Drama
Starring
Emmy Nolan, Valerie O'Connor, Paul Reid
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • healing
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Marissa Aroy
Written by
Libby McCormack
Starring
Emmy Nolan, Valerie O'Connor, Paul Reid, Aidan Thornton, Jacinta Sheerin, Rhea Rose Rodillas
Languages
English

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