Short film

Mothballs

2025 · 11 min

A quiet, tender short that blends handmade charm with quiet dread, feeling like a whispered secret shared while hiding.}{.

Directed by: Aisha Evelyna
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Gwenlyn Cumyn, Aisha Evelyna, Lowen Morrow

Overview: A puppet named AL and his favourite human hide out from the authorities in a not-so-distant future where puppets have become a persecuted class.

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Directed by: Aisha Evelyna
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Gwenlyn Cumyn, Aisha Evelyna, Lowen Morrow

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
love
survival
family
Places: home
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	4
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: romance, drama
Directed by: Aisha Evelyna
Starring: Gwenlyn Cumyn, Aisha Evelyna, Lowen Morrow
Runtime: 11 min
Country: Canada
Languages: English

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