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TESTER

2016 · 30 min

A hypnotic, durational experiment that turns a rambling voiceover and a static tape into an uneasy meditation on memory and truth.

Directed by
James N. Kienitz Wilkins
Overview
A private eye type guy recounts a tricky case, set against the unedited duration of a found BetaSP tape.

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Directed by
James N. Kienitz Wilkins
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • memory
  • obsession
  • deception
  • isolation
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • found footage
  • single location
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity8
Emotional weight4

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Directed by
James N. Kienitz Wilkins
Runtime
30 min
Country
United States of America

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