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Destined

2017 · 7 min

A taut, unsettling short that turns a wilderness discovery into a quiet puzzle about fate and self.

Directed by
Taegen Carter
Genres
Science fiction, Thriller
Starring
Vannessa Vasquez, Aric Hendrix, E.R. Ruiz
Overview
Ben Smith discovers a dead body in the wilderness, and things get strange when the identity of that body is an older version of himself. Now, Ben must make certain difficult choices knowing what the end result may be.

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Directed by
Taegen Carter
Genres
Science fiction, Thriller
Starring
Vannessa Vasquez, Aric Hendrix, E.R. Ruiz
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • fate
    • identity
    • death
    • mystery
    Places
    • wilderness
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • twist ending
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    science fiction, thriller
    Directed by
    Taegen Carter
    Written by
    Taegen Carter
    Starring
    Vannessa Vasquez, Aric Hendrix, E.R. Ruiz
    Music
    Marianthe Bezzerides
    Cinematography
    Jon Lile
    Runtime
    7 min

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