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Gone

2018 · 15 min

A quiet, pointed chamber piece that turns an absurd premise into an uncomfortable mirror, leaving you to sit with what the men refuse to see.

Directed by
Emma Sullivan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jonathan Ajayi, Elliot Edusah, Bekithemba Mpala
Tagline
We need to know what we can do without you.
Overview
It’s been 5 months, 1 week and 3 days since all the women left; but why have they gone, and (more importantly) have the men learnt anything from their departure?

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Directed by
Emma Sullivan
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jonathan Ajayi, Elliot Edusah, Bekithemba Mpala
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • gender
  • identity
  • isolation
  • science
  • morality
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour4
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Emma Sullivan
Written by
Suhayla El Bushra
Starring
Jonathan Ajayi, Elliot Edusah, Bekithemba Mpala, Anthony Taylor, Yolanda Ovide
Runtime
15 min

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