Short film

Leto

2008 · 29 min

A quiet, unsettling character study that makes you feel the loneliness of watching others' lives and the unease of getting what you wished for.

Tagline: For anyone who ever wished to be someone else.
Overview: Mr. Leto, a motel assistant manager, lives his life looking out onto the lives of the motel's occupants. He wishes for their lives in lieu of his own. Yet when his wish becomes granted, he comes to realize everyone has their vice.
How it feels: Melancholic, eerie, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, obsession, loneliness
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: identity
isolation
obsession
loneliness
morality
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, thriller
Directed by: Luke Dye
Written by: Luke Dye
Starring: Scott Moreno, Allison DeMarcus, Nina Hibbler Webster, Brooks Benjamin, Jason Benjamin, Jake Bennett, Casey Payne, Shannon Bennett
Music: Sean Smith
Cinematography: Scott Pessoni
Runtime: 29 min
Country: United States of America