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Hattie & Holt

10 min

A tense, socially conscious slice of 1960s sci-fi that uses alien abduction to confront everyday racism, leaving a lingering unease.

Directed by
Jack Voegt
Genres
Science fiction, Drama
Starring
Luca Sardelis, Jack Voegt, Basil Scott-Mitchell
Overview
An interracial couple in 1960's Australia are abducted by aliens and forced to confront the terrors in our skies and here on Earth.

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Directed by
Jack Voegt
Genres
Science fiction, Drama
Starring
Luca Sardelis, Jack Voegt, Basil Scott-Mitchell
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • fate
  • power
Places
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism5
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
science fiction, drama
Directed by
Jack Voegt
Written by
Jack Voegt
Starring
Luca Sardelis, Jack Voegt, Basil Scott-Mitchell, Saskia Myers, Will McDonald
Cinematography
Darwin Schulze
Runtime
10 min

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