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Elixir

2013 · 7 min

A brief, hypnotic plunge into bodily dissolution, all flickering textures and nerve-like patterns that wash over you like a fever dream.

Directed by
Amy Halpern
Overview
Following Gage-like skull trauma, a woman’s body unravels in dissolving textures and neuronal visions.

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Directed by
Amy Halpern
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • identity
  • madness
  • death
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror5
Humour0
Realism2
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight6

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Directed by
Amy Halpern
Runtime
7 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
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