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Falling

2018 · 19 min

An uncomfortable, talky short that quietly piles up small confrontations and denials until the tension feels hard to shake.

Directed by
Ewen Wright
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Sarah Hollis, Elijah Reed, Davey Johnson
Overview
A man unable to walk is assured by a doctor that he is fine, a woman on a date is told she is acting crazy and a young black man is stuck in a standoff with a man who is confident he is not racist.

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Directed by
Ewen Wright
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Sarah Hollis, Elijah Reed, Davey Johnson
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • race
    • identity
    • deception
    • power
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • anthology
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama
    Directed by
    Ewen Wright
    Written by
    Ewen Wright
    Starring
    Sarah Hollis, Elijah Reed, Davey Johnson
    Runtime
    19 min

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