Short film

Puppets

2018 · 16 min

A tense, unsettling slow-burn that uses a child's innocent play to create creeping dread.

Overview: Jim, the father of a young girls finds her puppet shows most disturbing.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, parenthood, madness, fate
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
parenthood
madness
fate
death
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama, horror, mystery, thriller
Directed by: Shane Mills
Written by: Justin "Buddha" Wiseman
Starring: Brendon Phillips, Elizabeth Baggs, Amanda Larner, Francois Van Zyl, Paul Warford
Music: John Carter
Runtime: 16 min
Country: Canada
Languages: English