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Pulsar

2018 · 17 min

A claustrophobic, slow-burning sci-fi chamber piece that unsettles through isolation and creeping dread rather than spectacle.

Directed by: Aurora Fearnley
Genres: Horror, Science fiction, Drama
Starring: David Gyasi, Jessie Buckley, Anna Koval

Overview: A Peacemaker, who rejects his final mission to save an endangered planet, is believed to be cursed when a solar storm hits his spaceship.

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Directed by: Aurora Fearnley
Genres: Horror, Science fiction, Drama
Starring: David Gyasi, Jessie Buckley, Anna Koval

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: isolation
fate
guilt
survival
morality
Places: space
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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

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Genres: horror, science fiction, drama
Directed by: Aurora Fearnley
Written by: Neville Pierce, Aurora Fearnley
Starring: David Gyasi, Jessie Buckley, Anna Koval, Tahirah Sharif, Burt Caesar, Polly Walton, Andrew Squires, Naomi Harvey
Cinematography: Phil Wood
Runtime: 17 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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