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Choke

2018 · 16 min

A tense, intimate short that keeps you close to a woman holding her whole life together by a thread.

Overview
A rising MMA star hides her refugee status from her small American town, and the world.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • survival
  • ambition
  • freedom
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Directed by
Rolla Selbak
Starring
Jessica Damouni, Johnathan Tchaikovsky
Runtime
16 min

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