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Short film

Legacy

2020 · 14 min

A quiet, intimate short that turns a tutoring session into a tense moral squeeze around family pressure and ambition.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Diana a gifted test-taker attends Columbia University. She tutors Amy for the SATs. After a personal tragedy strikes, Amy performs poorly. To protect her daughter's future, her mother Mrs. Tao secretly concocts a plan.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Family, parenthood, class, ambition
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Keila J. Brown, Nicole Tay
    Written by
    Nicole Tay
    Starring
    Sagan Chen, Shirley Huang, Mikey Kaykes, Yuyu Kitamura, Kathleen Kwan
    Music
    Rolando Masís Obando
    Cinematography
    Elo Santa Maria
    Runtime
    14 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    Mandarin, English

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