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Esoterica

2009 · 29 min

A slow, talky mosaic of odd confessions that feels like eavesdropping on private thoughts, by turns unsettling and oddly tender.

Overview: "In this vignette oriented piece, a group of people discuss their own often unique perspective on life. Unlike other titles in his canon, Esoterica is completely apropos. Each sequence suggests the inner psychological struggles of seemingly normal people, the whole “private conversation in their head” thing given new and startling voice over reality. They are talking to themselves - and responding. All the standard players are here - icons from the past (Vietnam Ron, Walt Dongo) as well as new faces (Nolan Ballin, Sara Flanders) fresh and buoyant with the boy genius’s love of language. Together, their paint a stunning portrait of human frailty and mental mania." (review excerpt by Bill Gibron)

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: madness
isolation
identity
memory
loneliness
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	0
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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Directed by: Giuseppe Andrews
Written by: Giuseppe Andrews
Starring: Nolan Ballin, Marybeth Spychalski, Karen Bo Baron, Walter Patterson, Wally Lavern, Joey Murcia, Ramundo, Walt Dongo
Runtime: 29 min

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