Short film

After Writing

2008 · 3 min

A hushed, fragmentary drift through decaying classroom relics, more like sifting through memory than watching a story.

Directed by: Mary Helena Clark

Overview: Scraps of text gathered from molding filmstrips and peeling chalkboards are photographed and intercut with pinhole shots from a schoolhouse.

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Directed by: Mary Helena Clark

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: memory
isolation
aging
Places: school
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
found footage
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	0
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	4
Romance	0
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	5

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