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Preto

2016 · 22 min

A quiet, intimate short that sits with everyday slights and slowly builds a sense of unease and self-questioning.

Directed by
Elton de Almeida
Genres
Drama
Overview
A young black man, who as a baby was adopted by a white, upper-middle-class family, faces a series of everyday conflicts that lead him to question what makes him alike or different from the universes around him.
How it feels
Melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Identity, race, family, isolation
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Elton de Almeida
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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