Short film

The Zanctuary

2016 · 22 min

A grim, claustrophobic descent into hidden urban sin, unfolding slowly with a heavy sense of dread and moral decay.

Overview: The Zanctuary is a decadent bar in Lower Manhattan owned by a former prostitute, Dora Ramona del Pilar. An undercover police detective follows an investigation on human trafficking discovering what's hidden under the bar: rooms filled with Dora's terrible sins and her attempts at redemption.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Crime, corruption, addiction, redemption
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
corruption
addiction
redemption
guilt
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong