Short film

Sweetheart

2015 · 27 min

A short, grim survival plunge where the familiar turns hostile and a child must stay sharp to endure.

Overview: A mysterious asteroid crashes into the Pacific Ocean, causing all the adults on Earth to degenerate and lose all human values. A young girl, Sweetheart, fights for the survival of herself and her infant brother in this brutal new world, where her own parents are no longer who they appear to be, and nowhere is safe.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and eerie. Relentless and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, isolation, trauma
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
isolation
trauma
fate
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none