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Spare Rooms

2014 · 17 min

A quiet, anxious chamber piece where small domestic details carry the weight of a family's fragile secret.

Directed by: Matthew T. Bowden
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Noah Chiet, Mitch Holson, Maddie Howard

Tagline: The key to a good lie is in its details
Overview: Rural Illinois, 1985. When a same-sex family's teenage son invites a friend to stay overnight, their elaborate plans to appear "in the closet" backfire -- leaving only one chance to salvage their family's secret.

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Directed by: Matthew T. Bowden
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Noah Chiet, Mitch Holson, Maddie Howard

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
deception
sexuality
coming-of-age
Places: countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
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Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Matthew T. Bowden
Written by: Matthew T. Bowden
Starring: Noah Chiet, Mitch Holson, Maddie Howard, Melissa LaMartina, Valarie Perez-Schere, Emmi Shockley, Alix Tobey Southwick
Cinematography: Skizz Cyzyk
Runtime: 17 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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