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Lancaster, CA

2015 · 12 min

A quiet, meandering conversation in a sun-bleached desert, drifting between warmth and melancholy as it studies a lonely, idiosyncratic character.

Directed by
Mike Ott
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Cory Zacharia, John Brotherton
Overview
A conversation about love and life in the California desert. Another collaboration between Ott and one-of-a-kind actor Cory Zacharia (Littlerock), the two forge a slice of character and an idiosyncratic portrait of loneliness.

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Directed by
Mike Ott
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Cory Zacharia, John Brotherton
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • loneliness
    • love
    Places
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama
    Directed by
    Mike Ott
    Written by
    Cory Zacharia
    Starring
    Cory Zacharia, John Brotherton
    Cinematography
    Mike Gioulakis
    Runtime
    12 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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