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Dear Cindy

2016 · 5 min

A quiet, intimate video diary that feels awkward and wistful, like overhearing someone's private longing.

Directed by
Jason Giampietro
Genres
Documentary
Overview
A lonely musician films his life in the hopes of enticing a woman from Boise, Idaho to visit him in New Jersey.

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Directed by
Jason Giampietro
Genres
Documentary
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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
    • loneliness
    • obsession
    • love
    Places
    • suburbs
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • found footage
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Jason Giampietro
    Runtime
    5 min
    Languages
    English

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