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Mexican Hat

2026 · 23 min

A quiet, character-driven short that settles you into a dusty small town and lets unease build slowly around a stranger's fresh start.

Directed by
Mike Timm
Genres
Drama
Overview
A discouraged chef from LA escapes to the rural lands of Mexican Hat, Utah only to find himself in the center of a small-town scandal.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, identity, science
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Mike Timm
Genres
Drama
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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
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Mike Timm
    Written by
    Ryan Rea
    Starring
    Kyle Colton, Brian Russell, Adam Pilver, Sé Marie Volk, Kiko Sanchez, Berenice Di Piazza
    Runtime
    23 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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