Short film

The Tunnel

2016 · 12 min

A quietly chilling slow-burn that turns a mundane traffic jam into a nightmare of quiet dread and parental anxiety.

Overview: In an overpopulated future, a family travels home from the beach in heavy traffic; between them and the gigantic city in which they live, is a tunnel with a horrifying purpose.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and satirical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Death, family, survival, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 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: death
family
survival
isolation
fate
Places: road trip
big city
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none