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Daytime Noon

2017 · 13 min

A quirky, offbeat short that plays its odd premise for gentle laughs while sneaking in tender notes about family and decline.

Directed by
Micah Perta
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Olivia Wilde, Dolly Wells, Jakob von Eichel
Tagline
Siblings, narcolepsy, senility, nudity.
Overview
Narcolepsy, siblings, nudity, and senility combine for the best kind of road trip. Or do they?

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Directed by
Micah Perta
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Olivia Wilde, Dolly Wells, Jakob von Eichel
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • aging
  • identity
  • isolation
Places
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Micah Perta
Written by
Micah Perta, Traci Terrill, Lauren Sanderson Kilgore
Starring
Olivia Wilde, Dolly Wells, Jakob von Eichel, Brian Corrigan
Runtime
13 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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