Short film

No Handouts

2026 · 18 min

A taut, grim slice of cyberpunk pressure, where a small moral choice feels enormous and the clock never stops.

Tagline: BLEEDING TO DEATH? WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.
Overview: In a hyper-capitalistic future, rookie EMT Joanna Broz finds herself in a struggle between job security and an Innocent boy's life.
How it feels: Tense, dark, cynical and bleak. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Class, morality, survival, power
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
morality
survival
power
corruption
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none