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One Move at a Time

2026 · 5 min

A quiet, charged five minutes where a simple chess game carries the weight of everything unsaid between two people.

Directed by: Zoë Calsyn
Starring: Shannon Laine, Marleena Garris, Wraith Dandridge

Overview: In an alternative 1968, two women, one Black and one white, realize something about themselves during a game of chess.
How it feels: Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, race, gender, class
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Directed by: Zoë Calsyn
Starring: Shannon Laine, Marleena Garris, Wraith Dandridge

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Tone
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
race
gender
class
friendship
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Details

Directed by: Zoë Calsyn
Starring: Shannon Laine, Marleena Garris, Wraith Dandridge
Runtime: 5 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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