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Scavengers

2016 · 8 min

A quiet, strange, visually inventive drift through alien rituals that feels like a wordless dream with an unsettling edge.

Directed by: Charles Huettner, Joseph Bennett
Genres: Science fiction, Animation

Overview: Stranded on planet Vesta Minor, the two surviving crew members of the star craft Vesta-1 perform a series of bizarre rituals using alien flora and fauna in order to achieve… something.

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Directed by: Charles Huettner, Joseph Bennett
Genres: Science fiction, Animation

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
exploration
mystery
nature
Places: space
wilderness
Era: far-future
Audience: teen
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	3
Humour	3
Realism	2
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: science fiction, animation
Directed by: Charles Huettner, Joseph Bennett
Written by: Charles Huettner, Joseph Bennett
Music: Joe Wong
Runtime: 8 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: No Language

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