Short film

Heartbeat

2004 · 15 min

A short, heightened musical that mixes urgent life-or-death stakes with bursts of song, leaving a bittersweet ache.

Overview: A dazzling musical about a young Arab woman facing deportation just as she is about to receive a heart transplant.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and warm. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Identity, survival, immigration, death
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
survival
immigration
death
justice
Places: hospital
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: musical
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none