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8903 Empire

2019 · 480 min

A long, patient, observational stare at street life that rewards endurance with quiet, cumulative unease.

Directed by: Kevin Jerome Everson, Kahlil Pedizisai
Genres: Documentary

Overview: Kevin Jerome Everson and his collaborator Kahlil I. Pedizisai filmed the comings and goings in front of a trap house on Empire Street in Cleveland, Ohio. Loosely inspired by Andy Warhol's 1964 film "Empire," which also runs for eight hours.

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Directed by: Kevin Jerome Everson, Kahlil Pedizisai
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
isolation
survival
crime
politics
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	10
Romance	0
Tension	4
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	6

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