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Thorns

2004 · 7 min

A quiet, unsettling short that lingers on the strangeness of being different, with a melancholy, almost tender unease.

Overview
Some people have freckles, some people have an overbite. Joan has thorns growing out of her fingertips....

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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror4
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Directed by
Toby Angwin
Written by
Giula Sandler
Starring
Ngaire Dawn Fair, Karli Dinardo, Jeremy Hopkins
Runtime
7 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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