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Short film

Double Act

2013 · 5 min

A short, oppressive animated mood piece that drones with mechanical menace and leaves a lingering chill.

Directed by
Ding Shiwei
Genres
Animation
Overview
In a thriving yet dark industrial landscape, a silhouette spreads the ideology and enforces the law to ensure the implementation of the dictatorship. The passive society has no other choice but to listen and obey, amidst the hum of factories operating at full capacity.
How it feels
Bleak, dark, eerie and satirical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Power, isolation, corruption, freedom
Content
Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Ding Shiwei
Genres
Animation
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism4
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Ding Shiwei
Runtime
5 min
Country
China

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