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Dear Friend

2011 · 15 min

A quiet, tender short that captures the ache of a secret first love in a repressive era, with restrained emotion and a bittersweet mood.

Overview
Follows the story of seventeen-year-old Christian, who in 1965 has fallen in love with his best friend, James.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Sophie Boyce
Written by
Sophie Boyce
Starring
Joshua Miles, Julian Mack, Christopher Gee
Music
Ben Bromfield
Cinematography
Jon Keng
Runtime
15 min
Languages
English

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