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Safe Word

2014 · 15 min

A short, uneasy chamber piece where playful intimacy slowly curdles into something uncomfortable and tense.

Directed by
Todd Lillethun
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Benjamin Sprunger, Kevin Cox, Sam Button-Harrison
Overview
A young gay couple decides to spice up their relationship and find themselves in peril when fantasy and reality start to blur.

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Directed by
Todd Lillethun
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Benjamin Sprunger, Kevin Cox, Sam Button-Harrison
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • sexuality
  • love
  • deception
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Todd Lillethun
Written by
Todd Lillethun
Starring
Benjamin Sprunger, Kevin Cox, Sam Button-Harrison
Music
Andrew Edwards
Cinematography
Benjamin Garret
Runtime
15 min

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