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A Thousand Days of Solitude

2017 · 15 min

A claustrophobic, morally heavy chamber piece that weighs on you with quiet dread and uncomfortable choices.

Directed by
Jeremiah Andrew Benskin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sean MacLean, Derek Morrison, Julian Paul
Overview
A THOUSAND DAYS OF SOLITUDE is a tense dramatic story about a prison correctional guard who witnesses a suicide in solitary confinement and experiences moral strife when the warden bullies him to confine yet another prisoner to ‘the hole’ – left with a decision, obey the warden’s protocol or fight it.

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Directed by
Jeremiah Andrew Benskin
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sean MacLean, Derek Morrison, Julian Paul
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • guilt
    • morality
    • isolation
    • power
    • death
    Places
    • prison
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour0
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Jeremiah Andrew Benskin
    Starring
    Sean MacLean, Derek Morrison, Julian Paul, Joshua Murdoch, Clint Andrew, Kirk Wilson, Maya Nadine, Dean Aylesworth
    Runtime
    15 min
    Languages
    English

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