Short film

Tears of Steel

2012 · 12 min

A tense, effects-driven race against machines with a bittersweet emotional core, feeling like a proof-of-concept with earnest ambition.

Overview: The film’s premise is about a group of warriors and scientists, who gathered at the “Oude Kerk” in Amsterdam to stage a crucial event from the past, in a desperate attempt to rescue the world from destructive robots.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Technology, survival, love, memory
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: technology
survival
love
memory
war
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none