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Drained

2012 · 12 min

A short, unsettling blend of animation and live action that feels like a grim, intimate descent into destructive need.

Directed by
Nicholas Peterson
Genres
Animation, Drama, Horror
Starring
Jenny Allford, Daniel Ball, Amanda Chism
Overview
Told with animation and live-action, 'Drained' tells the story of how a man's selfish addictions can destroy the woman he cares for.

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Directed by
Nicholas Peterson
Genres
Animation, Drama, Horror
Starring
Jenny Allford, Daniel Ball, Amanda Chism
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • isolation
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, horror, thriller
Directed by
Nicholas Peterson
Written by
Nicholas Peterson
Starring
Jenny Allford, Daniel Ball, Amanda Chism, Isabelle Fretheim, Cassie Jordan, Andee Tims
Runtime
12 min
Languages
No Language

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