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Extra Credit

2020 · 10 min

A taut, talky confrontation that simmers with awkward tension and quiet unease, keeping you leaning in to weigh who is right.

Directed by: Eric Bilitch
Genres: Drama
Starring: Christine Donlon, Jeremy Radin, Charles Lott, Jr.

Overview: The issue of intuition versus anxiety is explored when a high school English teacher and a protective mother go toe to toe in a contentious battle over the erotic poetry of a teenage student.

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Directed by: Eric Bilitch
Genres: Drama
Starring: Christine Donlon, Jeremy Radin, Charles Lott, Jr.

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Tone: 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: parenthood
morality
identity
power
art
Places: school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Eric Bilitch
Written by: Christine Donlon
Starring: Christine Donlon, Jeremy Radin, Charles Lott, Jr.
Cinematography: Zack Eginton
Runtime: 10 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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