Short film

The Scare

10 min

A quiet child's routine slowly curdles into dread as a family game hides a looming threat.

Tagline: THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
Overview: Terry is a normal kid having a normal childhood, with two small exceptions: Her father is an American spy living in West Berlin at the height of the Cold War, and she is going Deaf in both ears. Every day she goes to school, does her homework, plays with dolls, and every night her family plays a game of “Scare,” which, unbeknownst to her, is preparation for an impending Russian invasion.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, eerie and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, survival, isolation, deception
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 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: family
survival
isolation
deception
coming-of-age
Places: home
school
big city
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none