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Faker

2026 · 7 min

A short, wryly uncomfortable watch that mixes awkward comedy with mounting suspicion and quiet relationship dread.

Directed by
Clare Sladden
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Ngoc Phan, Scott Lee, Anna McGahan
Overview
When a woman starts to suspect her boyfriend’s ex is faking cancer to win him back, she tries desperately to hold onto the relationship.

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Directed by
Clare Sladden
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Starring
Ngoc Phan, Scott Lee, Anna McGahan
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • love
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • guilt
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Clare Sladden
Written by
Clare Sladden
Starring
Ngoc Phan, Scott Lee, Anna McGahan, Aimee Duroux
Music
Ben Romalis
Cinematography
Simon Hunter
Runtime
7 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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