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Dada

2008 · 13 min

A silly, offbeat little caper that plays like a live-action cartoon, more amusing in its oddness than in its jokes.

Directed by
B.C. Jones
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Michael T. Coleman, Brandon Herman, Jonathan Shockley
Tagline
It’s a shovel… I don’t get it.
Overview
An absurdest short film set in the roaring twenties that chronicles two brothers who are obsessed with stealing Marcel Duchamp's shovel back from their arch nemesis, a greedy, drunk, fat, perverted aristocrat.

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Directed by
B.C. Jones
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Michael T. Coleman, Brandon Herman, Jonathan Shockley
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • obsession
    • betrayal
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour7
    Realism4
    Romance1
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    B.C. Jones
    Written by
    B.C. Jones
    Starring
    Michael T. Coleman, Brandon Herman, Jonathan Shockley, Travis Harmon, Azure Parsons, Gray Creasy, Josh Burian Mohr, Blaq
    Cinematography
    Francisco Bulgarelli
    Runtime
    13 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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