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Closing Time

2018 · 20 min

A quiet, uneasy two-hander that lets a lonely night curdle slowly into something unsettling before the reveal.

Directed by: Adam York
Genres: Horror
Starring: Patrick G. Keenan, Kevin Helms, Nev Kelly

Tagline: When it's last call, have one more for the road.
Overview: Jerry Faulk is an aging bartender at a roadhouse dive bar who on a particularly slow night has a chance encounter with a very unusual patron named Michael. As the lonely night rolls on, the two find that while they have more in common than they could have ever expected, nothing about this encounter is exactly as it seems.

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Directed by: Adam York
Genres: Horror
Starring: Patrick G. Keenan, Kevin Helms, Nev Kelly

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 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: isolation
identity
loneliness
deception
death
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	5
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Adam York
Written by: Dave Harlequin
Starring: Patrick G. Keenan, Kevin Helms, Nev Kelly
Music: Brad LaFrazia
Cinematography: Matthew Ketcham
Runtime: 20 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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