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Cadence

2026 · 6 min

A tight, uneasy short that turns athletic drive into a quiet nightmare of compromise and cost.

Directed by
Hiromu Yamawaki
Genres
Science fiction
Overview
Cadence, an elite runner, discovers how far she will go to succeed. Subjected to a corrupt experiment that harvests adrenaline from her nightmares to enhance her performance, she faces an impossible choice when her dream is threatened: her sport or her morality.
How it feels
Dark, tense and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About
Ambition, morality, obsession, corruption
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Hiromu Yamawaki
Genres
Science fiction
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
Places
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
science fiction
Directed by
Hiromu Yamawaki
Written by
Brynn Godenir
Starring
Brynn Godenir
Cinematography
Emily Zhang
Runtime
6 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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