Short film

Passing Place

2026 · 16 min

A wry, disorienting short that turns bureaucratic limbo into a quietly unsettling and funny puzzle.

Overview: A woman awakes on a surreal purgatorial island after being mistakenly declared dead.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, eerie and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, death, betrayal
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
death
betrayal
fate
Places: wilderness
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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