Short film

Cellar Door

2016 · 12 min

A quiet, unsettling coming-of-age story that simmers with unspoken tension and leaves a lingering unease.

Overview: 1960. She is born. She grows up in a house at the edge of a forest. 1977. She is 17 and has still not left home. Her parents adopt a foster son. He is 15.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, eerie and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, isolation, family, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 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: coming-of-age
isolation
family
identity
loneliness
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild