Short film

A Few Things Happening by a River

2026 · 14 min

A quiet, unsettling drift where playful performance turns into something colder and more absent.

Overview: A group of teenagers floats down the river, pretending to be dead for social media. One of them drifts away.
How it feels: Eerie, melancholic, dark and satirical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Death, isolation, media, identity
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 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: death
isolation
media
identity
coming-of-age
Places: countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none