Short film

The Music Box

2017 · 14 min

A quiet family gathering slowly curdles into unease, leaving you watchful and unsettled long after it ends.

Overview: A family vacation and birthday celebration in Skagen, Denmark, is beset by the unexpected.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, isolation, deception, grief
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 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
isolation
deception
grief
Places: single country house
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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