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The Dingles

1988 · 7 min

A gentle, cozy animated short that feels like a warm storybook, with a mild gust of suspense before calm returns.

Directed by
Les Drew
Genres
Animation
Starring
Emma Levine
Overview
The Dingles are Doris and her three cats. Life is idyllic, until the day a big windstorm threatens to blow the cats away.

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Directed by
Les Drew
Genres
Animation
Starring
Emma Levine
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • healing
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
kids
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism3
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
animation
Directed by
Les Drew
Starring
Emma Levine
Runtime
7 min
Country
Canada

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