Short film

Only the Lonely

2018 · 17 min

A quiet, tender study of grief and unexpected connection that asks you to sit with loneliness and slowly warm to it.

Overview: When Elspeth Morris, 70, loses her beloved husband George, life becomes intolerable. Increasingly surrounded by people she has nothing in common with, she feels utterly alienated, abandoned and alone until circumstances lead to an unlikely friendship with her neighbour, Gurmeet.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, isolation, loneliness, friendship
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: grief
isolation
loneliness
friendship
healing
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none