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Alien: Containment

2019 · 10 min

A tense, claustrophobic descent into paranoia and fear as survivors confront an unseen threat.

Directed by: Chris Reading
Genres: Drama, Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Gaia Weiss, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Sharon Duncan-Brewster

Overview: Aboard a small escape pod, four survivors try to discover what caused the destruction of their spaceship.
How it feels: Tense, dark and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, fate, freedom
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Directed by: Chris Reading
Genres: Drama, Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Gaia Weiss, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Sharon Duncan-Brewster

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How it feels

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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
fate
freedom
Places: space
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

Cast

Gaia WeissWard
Theo Barklem-BiggsNass
Sharon Duncan-BrewsterAlbrecht
Adam LoxleyUnconscious Man
James PaxtonMan on Radio (voice)

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Details

Genres: drama, horror, science fiction
Directed by: Chris Reading
Written by: Chris Reading
Starring: Gaia Weiss, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Adam Loxley, James Paxton
Music: Simon Porter
Cinematography: Howard Mills
Runtime: 10 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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