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Summer Haze

2016 · 13 min

A tender, quietly anxious short that captures the ache of unspoken feelings at a party where everything could change.

Directed by
Mauricio Rivera Hoffmann
Overview
Charlie has been in love with her best friend Lily for three years. At their high school graduation party Charlie will find out once and for all where she stands.

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Directed by
Mauricio Rivera Hoffmann
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • friendship
    • identity
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    • suburbs
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance5
    Tension4
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Directed by
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    Runtime
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