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The Roper

2013 · 6 min

A brief, warm slice of life that quietly follows a young man's rodeo dream with calm, unhurried observation.

Overview
The Roper is the true short story of Kendrick, a young calf roper in Lafayette who dreams of one day making it to the rodeo national championship in Las Vegas.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • coming-of-age
  • work
  • sport
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Anna Sandilands, Ewan McNicol
Starring
Kendrick Dominque
Runtime
6 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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