Short film

Holding Still

2010 · 27 min

A quiet, intimate documentary that immerses you in a confined life, making the outside world feel both distant and precious.

Directed by: Florian Riegel
Genres: Documentary

Overview: Janis was paralysed at the age of 22 and since has spent her time mostly in bed. She looks at the outside world via a surveillance camera connected to her laptop. Through the camera she can keep an eye on everything that would otherwise remain hidden from her - the living room, the kitchen and especially the life outside her front door.

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Directed by: Florian Riegel
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: isolation
survival
identity
loneliness
technology
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	1
Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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