Short film

Painless

2015 · 12 min

A tense, uncomfortable short that simmers with family resentment and quiet dread.

Overview: Two sisters struggle to repair their fractured relationship while plotting to kill their sick mother.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, betrayal, guilt, morality
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: family
betrayal
guilt
morality
death
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none