Short film

Little Match Girl

1996 · 10 min

A brief, hauntingly beautiful descent into cold and hunger, where fragile warmth flickers against a harsh world.

Overview: Based on the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
How it feels: Melancholic, bleak, warm and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Death, isolation, grief, class
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
isolation
grief
class
faith
Places: small town
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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