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Driftwood

2016 · 75 min

A quiet, uneasy chamber piece that keeps you at arm's length while slowly tightening its grip.

Directed by
Paul Taylor
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Joslyn Jensen, Paul C. Kelly, Michael Fentin
Overview
A young woman washes ashore and is taken in by a stranger.

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Directed by
Paul Taylor
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Starring
Joslyn Jensen, Paul C. Kelly, Michael Fentin
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • identity
    • power
    • survival
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror4
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, thriller
    Directed by
    Paul Taylor
    Written by
    Paul Taylor
    Starring
    Joslyn Jensen, Paul C. Kelly, Michael Fentin, Paul Patrick Taylor
    Cinematography
    Paul Taylor
    Runtime
    75 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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