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Getting Over

2018 · 79 min

A quiet, intimate excavation of family wounds, built from old tapes and raw reflection, that asks you to sit with grief rather than resolve it.

Directed by
Jason Charnick
Genres
Documentary
Tagline
Con artist. Criminal. Dope fiend... Brother.
Overview
A man discovers a box of interviews with his father, a lifelong heroin addict who died of AIDS in 1997. What he finds will uncover generations of family secrets, forcing him to redefine his own past, doubt his present, and question his future.

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Directed by
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Genres
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • grief
  • addiction
  • family
  • memory
  • identity
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • found footage
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror1
Humour2
Realism10
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Jason Charnick
Runtime
79 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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