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Bridges

2013 · 16 min

A quiet, uncomfortable chamber piece that sits with grief and makes you squirm at the intimacy of a borrowed life.

Directed by
Aidan Shipley
Genres
Drama
Starring
Seana McKenna, Oliver Becker, August Winter
Overview
An aging couple hire a young actor to temporarily take the place of their deceased daughter.

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Directed by
Aidan Shipley
Genres
Drama
Starring
Seana McKenna, Oliver Becker, August Winter
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • family
    • identity
    • deception
    • memory
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Aidan Shipley
    Written by
    Grayson Moore
    Starring
    Seana McKenna, Oliver Becker, August Winter, Christine Horne, Stephen Russell
    Runtime
    16 min
    Country
    Canada
    Languages
    English

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