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Iteration 1

2016 · 14 min

A tight, clockwork puzzle-box that keeps you tense and guessing, with an eerie edge and no time to breathe.

Directed by
Jesse Lupini
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Overview
Anna wakes up in a strange white room. She has 60 seconds to escape; when the timer hits zero she drops dead and reawakens in the same room, joined by a shadowy impression of her previous self. Every 60 seconds this cycle repeats and through each iteration Anna must think ahead and learn from her mistakes to solve a series of puzzles and escape this dystopian maze.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • identity
  • isolation
  • death
  • obsession
Places
  • single country house
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour1
Realism4
Romance0
Tension9
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Directed by
Jesse Lupini
Starring
Katharine Isabelle, Zak Santiago, France Perras
Runtime
14 min
Country
Canada

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