Short film

Dark Machine

2016 · 24 min

A sleek, uneasy slow burn that wraps you in suspicion and keeps you leaning in.

Overview: A mysterious phone call gets a lonesome photographer involved with a seductive woman and her enigmatic husband.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, deception, isolation, identity
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
deception
isolation
identity
betrayal
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild