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Brain Jail

2019 · 12 min

A disorienting, quiet puzzle that slips reality out from under you in twelve tense minutes.

Directed by
Carleton Ranney
Genres
Thriller, Drama
Overview
A chance encounter with a mysterious stranger forces a young woman to question her reality.
How it feels
Tense, eerie and dark. Measured and demanding.
About
Identity, madness, deception, isolation
Content
Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Carleton Ranney
Genres
Thriller, Drama
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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
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
thriller, drama
Directed by
Carleton Ranney
Written by
Carleton Ranney
Starring
Ella Rae Peck, Eric D. Hill Jr., Ian Christopher Noel, Michael Donaldson
Cinematography
Michael Faller
Runtime
12 min
Country
United States of America

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