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Heaven's Not All That

2017 · 6 min

A quick, playful little fable that turns an afterlife test into a gentle, funny nudge about what actually matters.

Directed by
Kelvin Tang
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Matt Houlihan, Daniel Johns, Sue Parker-Nutley
Overview
After waking up in purgatory, a man is tested as to whether or not he is fit for the afterlife. Along the way, he realises what really mattered to him in life, and all because of a sandwich.

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Directed by
Kelvin Tang
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Matt Houlihan, Daniel Johns, Sue Parker-Nutley
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • memory
  • morality
  • identity
  • love
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour6
Realism3
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Kelvin Tang
Written by
Kelvin Tang, Zak Sanei
Starring
Matt Houlihan, Daniel Johns, Sue Parker-Nutley, Sarah Whitehouse
Runtime
6 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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