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Progeny

2019 · 29 min

A tense, intimate sci-fi drama that feels like a quiet nightmare of body horror and marital strain.

Directed by: Justin Daering
Genres: Drama, Romance, Science fiction
Starring: Wyndoline Landry, Chasen Bauer, Hans Christopher

Overview: When a factory worker is implanted with his alien boss's parasitic offspring, he asks his wife to perform an illegal operation to remove it.

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Directed by: Justin Daering
Genres: Drama, Romance, Science fiction
Starring: Wyndoline Landry, Chasen Bauer, Hans Christopher

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 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: survival
identity
family
love
isolation
Places: workplace
home
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, romance, science fiction
Directed by: Justin Daering
Written by: Justin Daering, Kenda Greenwood
Starring: Wyndoline Landry, Chasen Bauer, Hans Christopher, Christian Dunlop, Clayton Hoff
Runtime: 29 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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