Short film

The Layover

13 min

A quiet, intimate holiday encounter that sits with awkwardness and sorrow, slowly warming into something tender and human.

Overview: Prepared to spend his Christmas alone, a newly single man unexpectedly takes in his ex-boyfriend’s grieving mother.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, love, family, isolation
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: grief
love
family
isolation
healing
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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