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Iris

2012 · 6 min

A taut, chilly short that plays like a pressure cooker of social climbing, with a sharp sting in its tail.

Directed by
Justin S. Lee
Starring
Claudia Gräf, Carl Ingemarsson Stjernlöf, Max Middleton
Overview
In the near future, when status has become more important than ever before, a woman with a fake identity must decide how far she's willing to go to move up the social ladder.

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Directed by
Justin S. Lee
Starring
Claudia Gräf, Carl Ingemarsson Stjernlöf, Max Middleton
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • class
  • ambition
  • deception
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Directed by
Justin S. Lee
Written by
Justin S. Lee
Starring
Claudia Gräf, Carl Ingemarsson Stjernlöf, Max Middleton
Runtime
6 min

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