Short film

A Night in Jail

2018 · 15 min

A quiet, claustrophobic night that weighs two strangers' lives against each other with sober empathy.

Overview: After a drug arrest, a college-bound young man spends a night in jail with a cellmate whose life initially seems far removed from his own.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Addiction, class, isolation, identity
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
class
isolation
identity
redemption
Places: prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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