Short film

Jello

2019 · 17 min

An intimate, slow-burning character study that feels raw and lived-in, balancing tenderness with quiet desperation.

Directed by: Zachary Heinzerling
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jaylen Washington, Deshondra Hurts

Overview: Based on their lives and written by the performers themselves, this short ballad introduces Slow and De, two young drifters caught in a cycle of fear and love, survival and dependency.

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Directed by: Zachary Heinzerling
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jaylen Washington, Deshondra Hurts

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: survival
love
isolation
coming-of-age
identity
Places: small town
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Zachary Heinzerling
Written by: Zachary Heinzerling, Jaylen Washington, Deshondra Hurts
Starring: Jaylen Washington, Deshondra Hurts
Runtime: 17 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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