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Alien: Specimen

2019 · 11 min

A tense, claustrophobic short that wrings dread from a quiet night shift and a dog's unease.

Directed by
Kelsey Taylor
Genres
Drama, Horror, Science fiction
Overview
During the night shift in a colony greenhouse, a botanist does her best to contain suspicious soil samples that have alarmed her sensitive lab dog.
How it feels
Tense, eerie and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, survival, science, fate
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Kelsey Taylor
Genres
Drama, Horror, Science fiction
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 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
Places
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, horror, science fiction
Directed by
Kelsey Taylor
Written by
Federico Fracchia, Kelsey Taylor
Starring
Jolene Andersen, Aubrey Wakeling, Goose
Music
Robert Hunt
Cinematography
Adam Lee
Runtime
11 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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