Short film

STARDUST

11 min

A quiet, bittersweet chamber piece that blurs memory and present, leaving a lingering ache of faded glory and quiet loneliness.

Directed by: Matias Held
Genres: Drama
Starring: Mary Scott O'Connor, Katie Beth West, Emerson Lecy

Tagline: Dust can be swept but it is never completely gone
Overview: An aging performer prepares for her big return to the stage, convinced the world still adores her. As she slips between memories and reality, a young stagehand tries to bring her back to the present. Stardust is a bittersweet story about fading fame, denial, and the quiet heartbreak of being forgotten.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Add to a list: STARDUST

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

Directed by: Matias Held
Genres: Drama
Starring: Mary Scott O'Connor, Katie Beth West, Emerson Lecy

In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
identity
aging
isolation
obsession
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	0
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

Titles like STARDUST

Short film

Flesh Impact

2026

A quiet, unsettling conversation that slowly reveals hidden layers, asking you to lean in and listen closely.

Slow-burn · about memory and identity

Via: memory
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 17 min

Details

Flesh ImpactHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Write Here

2022

A quiet, tender portrait that aches with loss, asking you to sit with a fading mind as it grasps at what it cannot keep.

Slow-burn · about memory and identity

Via: memory
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 15 min

Details

Write HereHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Pepe Guindo

1999

A quiet, reflective watch that blurs a performer's craft with his own memories, drifting between stage and life.

Slow-burn · about memory and identity

Via: memory
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged

Details

Pepe GuindoHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Comrade Crunch

2016

A quiet, wistful short that lingers on small rituals and the ache of a life mostly behind you.

About memory and aging

Via: memory
aging
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 16 min

Details

Comrade CrunchHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The Dusk

2001

A quiet, patient drama that asks you to sit with the loneliness and dignity of people watching their world change.

Slow-burn · about memory and identity

Via: memory
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 121 min

Details

The DuskHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Hope

2014

A quiet, reflective short that lingers between memory and longing, asking patience more than offering comfort.

About memory and identity

Via: memory
identity
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 7 min

Details

HopeHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Broken Toys

1966

A quiet, melancholy look at faded fame and old age that lingers on faces and silence more than events.

About memory and aging

Via: memory
aging
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 80 min

Details

Broken ToysHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

November

2020

A quiet, drifting twenty minutes that asks you to sit inside someone's memories rather than follow a story.

Slow-burn · about memory and isolation

Via: memory
isolation
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: demanding
Runtime: 20 min

Details

NovemberHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Childhood

2001

A quiet, reflective drama that unfolds slowly, leaving you with a lingering sense of unseen presence and unspoken history.

Slow-burn · about memory and identity

Via: memory
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 85 min

Details

ChildhoodHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Pornstar

2019

A quiet, uncomfortable character study that lingers on doubt and fading confidence, watching someone measure herself against a world that has moved on.

Slow-burn · about identity and aging