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Occupant

2018 · 4 min

A brief, quietly unsettling chill that builds from sound to sight until dread settles in.

Directed by: Peter Cilella
Genres: Science fiction
Starring: Caroline Jennings, Dan O'Brien, Lauran September

Overview: First you hear it, then you see it, and then it is too late. A quiet vignette of extraterrestrial eeriness.

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Directed by: Peter Cilella
Genres: Science fiction
Starring: Caroline Jennings, Dan O'Brien, Lauran September

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
fate
survival
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	6
Humour	0
Realism	5
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: science fiction
Directed by: Peter Cilella
Starring: Caroline Jennings, Dan O'Brien, Lauran September
Runtime: 4 min
Languages: English

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