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Landfill

2014 · 14 min

A strange, quietly unsettling short that turns industrial waste into eerie spectacle, watching like a grim speculative fable.

Directed by
James J.A. Mercer
Overview
The machinations of a futuristic landfill.

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Directed by
James J.A. Mercer
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • environment
  • technology
  • survival
  • isolation
Places
None
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism4
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Directed by
James J.A. Mercer
Runtime
14 min

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