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Short film

The Asylum

2012 · 9 min

A short, dreamlike plunge into a strange, unsettling place where power and longing blur into unease.

Directed by
Saskia Vredeveld
Genres
Drama
Overview
Made in collaboration with photographer Roger Ballen, THE ASYLUM is a surrealistic haven where the lust for power and the desire to love are penetratingly portrayed.
How it feels
Eerie, dark, bleak and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Power, love, obsession, isolation
Content
Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Saskia Vredeveld
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror5
Humour1
Realism3
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Saskia Vredeveld
Runtime
9 min
Country
United States of America

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