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The Caged Pillows

2016 · 8 min

A brief, unsettling animated meditation on digital isolation that feels like a dreamy, cautionary tone poem.

Directed by: Galen Pehrson
Genres: Animation, Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Jena Malone, Rose McGowan, Gemma Ward

Overview: The Caged Pillows is a story about the way we’ve come to communicate, removing ourselves from human touch, alone but together

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Directed by: Galen Pehrson
Genres: Animation, Science fiction, Drama
Starring: Jena Malone, Rose McGowan, Gemma Ward

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
technology
identity
loneliness
media
Places: None
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: animation, science fiction, drama
Directed by: Galen Pehrson
Starring: Jena Malone, Rose McGowan, Gemma Ward, James Franco
Runtime: 8 min
Country: United States of America

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