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Little Boy Tom

2016 · 17 min

A quiet, introspective short that follows a young person's inner struggle toward self-acceptance, feeling intimate and gently melancholy.

Directed by
Seba Stolarczyk
Genres
Drama
Starring
Simone Thiébaut, Tom Sladko, Aviva Killian
Overview
Tom is a teenager born and raise in Germany. He represents an actual queer archetype dealing with daily issues and through different mirrored characters - from different backgrounds and countries - we follow his quest towards self-acceptance and troubled identity.

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Directed by
Seba Stolarczyk
Genres
Drama
Starring
Simone Thiébaut, Tom Sladko, Aviva Killian
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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
    • identity
    • sexuality
    • isolation
    • coming-of-age
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension3
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Seba Stolarczyk
    Starring
    Simone Thiébaut, Tom Sladko, Aviva Killian
    Runtime
    17 min
    Languages
    German, English

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