Short film

Purple

2025 · 22 min

A quiet, heavy domestic drama that simmers with unspoken grief and worry, keeping you close to the family's fraying edges.

Overview: After the loss of their mother, Maxine and Xavier's father becomes very distant and neglectful to his family. This causes Maxine to start acting out and serious alarm bells go off when her brother and older sister spot her black eye.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, parenthood, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: grief
family
parenthood
isolation
trauma
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none