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Tiny Mammals

2017 · 8 min

A moody, storm-soaked little fable that leaves you uneasy and quietly moved, like a half-remembered dream.

Directed by: Dagny Looper
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Sophia Lillis, Jake Lillis, Luc Detiger

Overview: On a stormy day, 12-year-old twins Sophia and Jacob set out to hawk special bibles, only to be left to fend for themselves when their trailer park is evacuated.

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Directed by: Dagny Looper
Genres: Drama, Fantasy
Starring: Sophia Lillis, Jake Lillis, Luc Detiger

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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
survival
family
faith
coming-of-age
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	5
Romance	0
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, fantasy
Directed by: Dagny Looper
Written by: Dagny Looper
Starring: Sophia Lillis, Jake Lillis, Luc Detiger, Heidi K. Eklund, Beth Grant, Elizabeth Henry, Thea McCartan
Music: Ariel Marx
Runtime: 8 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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