Short film

The Race

2018 · 11 min

A short, strange fever dream that keeps you uneasy, with surreal rules and mounting dread as the contest turns deadly.

Overview: A naive young woman in a surreal race decides to forge alliances while her greatest competitor starts taking lives.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and absurd. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Survival, betrayal, loyalty, death
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
betrayal
loyalty
death
fate
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none