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Shadow Plant

2017 · 9 min

A short, tense plunge into a polished world where a buried secret quietly threatens to undo everything.

Directed by
Jonathan Reid-Edwards
Overview
A man's unstoppable rise in the world of high finance is threatened by a secret he hoped would never be discovered.

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Directed by
Jonathan Reid-Edwards
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • ambition
    • deception
    • guilt
    Places
    • workplace
    • big city
    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
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance0
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Directed by
    Jonathan Reid-Edwards
    Runtime
    9 min

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