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Still Alive

2026

A quiet, uneasy chamber piece that turns a second chance at life into a slow, melancholy meditation on what it costs to start over.

Directed by: Hope Dickson Leach
Starring: Nadia Albina, Keith Fleming

Overview: Hector wakes up, cloned into a younger body by a dubious biotechnology company, his only company, a temp worker, at the end of a very long shift. He soon discovers that a second chance at life may not be everything he hoped for.

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Directed by: Hope Dickson Leach
Starring: Nadia Albina, Keith Fleming

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
aging
death
technology
Places: workplace
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
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	2
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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