Short film

Bad Things

2017 · 22 min

A quiet, observant short that sits with a child's dawning disillusionment, asking you to watch closely as her certain world quietly cracks.

Overview: When her teenage sister gets suspended, an 8-year-old girl on scholarship at an elite private school starts to doubt that hard work is all it takes to get ahead.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Class, family, coming-of-age, education
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: class
family
coming-of-age
education
identity
Places: school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none