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Why I Am an Anarchist

2026

A wry, thoughtful short that balances satire with genuine feeling as a sheltered worldview meets hard reality.

Directed by
Sara Crow
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Matilda Lawler, Izaac Wang, Brooke Markham
Overview
In the wealthy suburbs of Arizona, an animal-rights extremist has her ideology thrown into a tailspin when she meets an unhoused teenager in the desert behind her school.

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Directed by
Sara Crow
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Matilda Lawler, Izaac Wang, Brooke Markham
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • morality
  • isolation
Places
  • suburbs
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Sara Crow
Written by
Sara Crow
Starring
Matilda Lawler, Izaac Wang, Brooke Markham, Addison Fay, Matthew Lawler, Aubyn Philabaum
Languages
English

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