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Disforia

2017 · 8 min

A quiet, aching short that sits with a person in an empty house, heavy with rejection and the weight of who they are.

Directed by
Lio Mehiel, Heidi Hartwig
Overview
A young, gender-queer person returns home to find his family has left, and the house has been sold. Perhaps they would still be there if he had come home as the Jane they all know.

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Directed by
Lio Mehiel, Heidi Hartwig
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 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
  • identity
  • family
  • isolation
  • grief
  • betrayal
Places
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Directed by
Lio Mehiel, Heidi Hartwig
Music
Kevin Carey
Runtime
8 min

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